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Greece arrests member of military for espionage with suspected links to China
Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 5, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 5, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on February 5, 2026
2 min readLast updated: February 5, 2026
A Greek military member was arrested for leaking sensitive information, with intelligence services involved in the investigation.
ATHENS, Feb 5 (Reuters) - Greek defence authorities have arrested a member of the Greek defence forces accused of leaking "secret information" to "third parties," the Greek National Defence General Staff (GEETHA) said on Thursday.
Two months ago, Greece's intelligence service received a tip-off from a Western national security agency that "highly sensitive" information was leaked to China by a member of the country's military personnel, sources close to the investigation added.
The man, a member of the Greek Air Force in the wider Athens region, was later closely monitored by Greek authorities and he was arrested on suspicion that he intended to leak even more sensitive information to his operator abroad, who is allegedly linked with China.
"The arrest took place within a military area, in cooperation and coordination with other state services," GEETHA said in a press release.
The suspect's name was not disclosed but the sources said he confessed to the actions following his arrest.
There was no immediate response from China to the allegations.
(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas and Yannis Souliotis in Athens; Writing by Renee Maltezou; Editing by Philippa Fletcher)
A defense force is a military organization responsible for protecting a country from external threats and maintaining national security.
Sensitive information refers to data that must be protected from unauthorized access due to its confidential nature, which could cause harm if disclosed.
A military arrest is the detention of a service member by military authorities for violations of military law or conduct.
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