BERLIN – An alleged spy has been charged for his suspected involvement within the high-profile kidnapping of a Vietnamese businessman in Berlin in 2017, the German federal prosecutor’s workplace stated on Thursday.
The suspect, a Vietnamese nationwide recognized as Anh T. L., is accused of secret service exercise and aiding and abetting the deprivation of liberty, a press release from the workplace stated.
The suspect was extradited to Germany from the Czech Republic in early June after being arrested in Prague.
On July 23, 2017, former oil govt Xuan Thanh Trinh was bundled right into a van on a central Berlin road collectively together with his feminine companion earlier than being taken in opposition to his will again to Vietnam, the place he was jailed for all times.
Thanh, a former excessive flyer accused of inflicting losses and mismanagement at PetroVietnam Building JSC, had sought asylum in Germany earlier than his disappearance, which soured bilateral relations between Berlin and Hanoi.
One 12 months after the kidnapping, a Vietnamese man recognized as Lengthy N. H. Was discovered responsible of involvement within the plot and sentenced by a Berlin courtroom to 3 years and 10 months in jail.
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