Former EU diplomat suspected of spying for China is Gerhard Sabathil, @MartinCZV4EU writes.
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Yesterday, @derspiegel reported that German prosecutors investigate 3ppl suspected of spying. Sabathil also holds a Hungarian citizenship.
spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
zahranicni.ihned.cz/c1-66707050-by…
Yesterday, @derspiegel reported that German prosecutors investigate 3ppl suspected of spying. Sabathil also holds a Hungarian citizenship.
spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel 2/ Interesting that a Wikipedia article for Sabathil was created last night by a user who seems to be interested in German politics, diplomacy&Russia.
Sabathil's name was circulating yesterday among journalists but German media refrained from naming him.
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_S…
Sabathil's name was circulating yesterday among journalists but German media refrained from naming him.
de.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_S…
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel 3/ "The German Federal Prosecutor's Office confirmed it is investigating three people suspected of working as secret agents. Investigators carried out searches of properties in Berlin, Brussels & the German regional states of Baden-Württemberg and Bavaria” politico.eu/article/german…
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel 4/ A source in Berlin tells me that Sabathil (an active CDU member) has extensive Hungarian ties but he grew somewhat critical of the Orban gov’t in recent years. He was also known as a lobbyist for Hungary’s oil company. However, his Chinese ties have little to do with his HUNs.
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel 5/ As @QuentinAries points out, his CV was taken down from @eu_eeas’s website today. So much for transparency!
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel @QuentinAries @eu_eeas 6/ The @washingtonpost is the first large publication to disclose the name of Sabathil, and also has some new details: "The senior E.U. official said Sabathil was recalled (as EU Ambassador to South Korea) in 2016 after his security clearance was revoked." washingtonpost.com/world/former-s…
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel @QuentinAries @eu_eeas @washingtonpost 7/ It tells a lot about the intimidating power of a large lobbying firm representing some of the biggest corporations in Brussels, that, after almost 2 days, only @MartinCZV4EU, then @LovedayM & @QuentinAries dared to disclose Sabathil’s name. Others were afraid of getting sued.
@MartinCZV4EU @derspiegel @QuentinAries @eu_eeas @washingtonpost @LovedayM 8/ ...and @PolakPavel for @enkocz of course. denikn.cz/271969/nemecka…
