US EditionFour Suspects, Including Two Chinese Nationals, Arrested in France for Alleged Starlink Spying
Four suspects, including two Chinese nationals, allegedly intercepted military satellite data via Starlink and face charges of delivering information to a foreign power, punishable by 15 years.
- On Feb 5, the Paris prosecutor's office charged four people, including two Chinese nationals, over suspected interception of military data after their Jan 31 arrest in Gironde where suspects rented an Airbnb.
- Authorities' technical analysis showed that residents on Jan 30 spotted a roughly 2m satellite dish and an outage near the property in Gironde, leading to a search uncovering computers connected to satellite dishes for data capture.
- Investigators say the two Chinese nationals travelled to France intending to capture Starlink downlinks and other 'entities of vital importance', while two other suspects allegedly imported the equipment; their visa applications declared engineering work for an R&D firm.
- Two suspects were remanded while two were placed under judicial supervision as the investigating judge advances formal inquiries into the `delivery of information to a foreign power`, an offence punishable by up to 15 years in prison.
- The case is the latest in a string of incidents across Europe as authorities report many recent cases clustered in southwest France, where Western intelligence agencies have warned of Chinese state-backed espionage.
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But what were they really looking for? Two Chinese nationals and two other suspects were indicted this Thursday for alleged spying for the benefit of China. They had rented a house on Airbnb in a village near Bordeaux and deployed a parable in their garden. In this village of 3,000 inhabitants, everyone speculates on the reason for their presence. Why did they choose this place? What military secret did they want to pass on to Beijing? (Social t…
France Accuses 4 of Spying for China, Trying to Capture Starlink Data
Two Chinese nationals are among four people who have been arrested in France on suspicion of spying for China and trying to capture Starlink data, the Paris prosecutor’s office said on Feb. 4. In a statement emailed to The Epoch Times, the prosecutor’s office said its cybercrime division had opened a judicial investigation into the allegations. It said two Chinese nationals had entered French territory with the aim of capturing data from a satel…
Possible China spies detained in France
What began as internet outages in a small French village has escalated into an alleged international espionage operation. Authorities have arrested four individuals, including two Chinese nationals, on suspicion of spying on sensitive military data on behalf of Beijing. The arrests followed the discovery of a satellite dish at a rented property in southwest France, an installation neighbors say had been disrupting local internet service. The cas…
They were arrested in Camblanes last week and charged with four people, including two Chinese nationals, were charged in Paris on Thursday, suspected of spying.
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