11 April of 2018
In this file image, a protester with a
flag in support of Tibet in the center of Stockholm.
REUTERS/Fredrik Sandberg/Scanpix
STOCKHOLM (Reuters) – Sweden has accused a man of spying on Tibetan exiles on behalf of China's security services, the attorney general said Wednesday.
It is suspected that the man collected information about the address, family situation, political activities and meetings of exiles, prosecutor Mats Ljungqvist said in a statement.
He then passed this information on to a Chinese security agent., according to the statement.
“This is a very serious crime”, dijo Ljungqvist. He did not provide further details about the suspect's identity..
The Chinese embassy in Stockholm has declined to comment..
Chinese forces entered Tibet in 1950 and took control of what the government calls a “peaceful liberation.”.
