WORLD : 2 Former E. German Spies Held
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BONN — Two former East German espionage agents have been charged with being the case officers for a Bonn super-spy whose confession has sparked a major espionage scandal, officials said today.
The public prosecutor said Stefan E., 36, and Guenther N., 54, were arrested Wednesday and charged Thursday with directing the work of double agent Klaus Kuron.
Ten suspected spies have been arrested this week after Kuron, a senior Bonn counterintelligence officer, admitted that he had passed secrets to East Berlin.
The prosecutor said in a statement that Stefan and Guenther worked for the foreign espionage section of East Berlin’s Ministry for State Security, or Stasi.
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