German intelligence officer arrested by Federal Court in Karlsruhe on suspicion of treason. An intelligence officer is suspected of passing classified information to Russian agents, Der Spiegel writes..

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The scout was detained on December 21. Information about this was officially confirmed by the German Federal Prosecutor's Office..

Two offices of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) raided. According to BND President Bruno Kahl, the intelligence service learned about the likely treason in the course of operational work.. Suspicions were confirmed after an internal investigation.

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was informed of possible espionage within the ranks of the BND a few weeks ago..

Recall that an underground organization that was preparing a coup d'etat was recently exposed in Germany..

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Members of the right-wing Reichsburger group, preparing to storm the Bundestag in order to seize power, also planned the assassination of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

The conspirators organized a network in 150 settlements in Germany. All suspects have been arrested. Investigation underway.