Public Security Minister Gary Anandasangaree dedicated Monday “to get to the underside” of the arrest of a Canadian in Europe on spying fees.
The Belgian federal prosecutor’s workplace mentioned Saturday that “a Canadian nationwide of Chinese language origin” had been arrested on fees of espionage and participation in a prison group.
The suspect, who was not named within the workplace’s assertion, labored as an intern at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium.
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The prosecutor’s workplace mentioned she got here to the eye of SHAPE’s safety providers, who reported the matter to Belgium’s navy intelligence company.
Talking at an occasion Monday in New Westminster, B.C., Anandasangaree mentioned he didn’t wish to speculate on the case.
“What I’ll say is that the allegations that … have been made are fairly severe,” he mentioned Monday.
Officers will look into whether or not the suspect has carried out any work for companies in Canada, Anandasangaree added.
“However finally, we have to resolve this, and we have to be certain that these kinds of incidents don’t happen sooner or later.”
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