Canadian woman of Chinese origin arrested in Belgium on spying charge
The prosecutor said the suspect was an intern at SHAPE, Nato's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in Mons, Belgium
FILE PHOTO: The logo of NATO is seen at a meeting of the North Atlantic Council in the NATO defence ministers' session together with Sweden as the invitee, at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium February 15, 2024. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo
A Canadian woman of Chinese origin who was an intern at a Nato site in Belgium has been arrested on suspicion of spying, the Belgian prosecutor said on Saturday.
"She is suspected of spying on behalf of a third country and of being a member of a criminal organisation," the prosecutor said in a statement, adding that further details about the individual, including her name, would not be disclosed at this stage.
The prosecutor said the suspect was an intern at SHAPE, Nato's Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe, in Mons, Belgium.
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No further details about the alleged espionage activities or the country involved were immediately provided.
