The high-ranking Greek military officer, who was detained yesterday on suspicion of espionage, sent top-secret information to China, reports the Greek state television ERT, quoted by BTA.
The suspect was the commander of a unit of the Greek Air Force in Kavouri near the capital Athens, as another Greek television, Sky, reports that he had the military rank of colonel.
According to reports cited by ERT, he had access to particularly sensitive information related to national security and defense, as well as to technological data, including new defense technologies that are in the process of development.
He was monitored by the Greek National Intelligence Service and was detained by the military authorities in the unit where he served.
According to military sources, the decision to arrest him was made shortly before he sent information related to high technologies.
The suspect is being investigated by the military and intelligence services and is said to have made confessions.
There are reports that he tried to attract other people to his activities and build an espionage network, so checks are also being carried out in his official circles.
According to the latest data, referred to by ERT, a large part of the data subject to espionage is related to NATO projects, which makes the case of particular interest to NATO and especially the United States.
For its part, Sky TV specifies that the Greek authorities received a signal about a military man cooperating with China from a Western allied country and have been monitoring the suspect for six months.
The media also recalls that that again yesterday, French authorities charged four people, including two Chinese citizens, with espionage for China. There is currently no information about a possible connection between the two cases.