Overview

• The trial will take place at the Düsseldorf Higher Regional Court, focusing on allegations of espionage for China's Ministry of State Security (MSS).
• The defendants include a 60-year-old consultant from Bad Homburg and a married couple, aged 69 and 73, from Viersen, who ran an international consulting firm.
• Prosecutors allege the trio provided classified military-related data, including information on sonar systems, drones, and tank propulsion, to China between 2017 and 2024.
• The accused are also charged with illegally exporting three specialty lasers to China in violation of German export laws.
• A consultancy agreement with a German university is alleged to have been used as a cover for technology transfer related to ship engine components.