A Moroccan national was arrested in Germany on Monday in Germany on suspicion of spying on supporters of a Moroccan protest movement, according to federal prosecutors.
According to a statement from the prosecutors’ office in Karlsruhe, police officers detained the accused, identified only as Mohamed A., in the Cologne area and searched his home.
The suspect is suspected of working for Moroccan intelligence services.
Prosecutors in Germany allege that between April 2021 and March 2022, the accused agreed to spy on members of the so-called Hirak protest movement living in Germany in exchange for money.
“He shared information on at least one person,” prosecutors said, AFP reported.
On Monday, the accused was brought before a judge, who kept him in custody.
Al-Hirak emerged in northern Morocco’s Rif region in 2016 in response to outrage over the death of a fishmonger crushed by a garbage truck while attempting to recover seized swordfish.
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