US Navy officer arrested for spying – BBC Russian

Officer of the US Naval Forces arrested on charges of transferring military secrets to China.

He was arrested eight months ago, but about the fact became known only now, after the preliminary hearing .

at the hearing, it was decided that the case should be examined by a military court.

Navy did not specify the name of the soldier, but the publication USNI News and the Washington Post wrote that the spy accused Lieutenant Commander Edward Lin.

in addition to the charges directly to the spying he is charged with forgery, adultery, which is a crime in some states, recourse to the services of prostitutes.

in the Navy site in September 2008 has been published Edward Lin story, which tells how he came from Taiwan to the United States at the age of 14 years, without knowing a word in English.

Later, Lin became a US citizen and have to serve in the Navy. An unnamed official confirmed Washington Post, that the person arrested for espionage and military Lin, reported by the Navy site in 2008 – the same man

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