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‘Spy for Egypt’ goes on trial

By AFP
February 24, 2021

BERLIN: A German man went on trial on Tuesday for allegedly spying for Egypt while he was working in Chancellor Angela Merkel’s press office. Egypt-born Amin K. is accused of exploiting his privileged position in the office to pass on information to Egypt’s General Intelligence Service (GIS) between 2010 and 2019.