TERRA/EFE: Man arrested in Sweden for spying on Tibetan refugees

27 February 2017

A man has been arrested in Sweden for spying on behalf of a foreign nation on Tibetan refugees living in this Scandinavian country., Swedish intelligence services reported today (Säpo).

The individual, whose nationality or age has not been provided, He was arrested yesterday and is suspected of carrying out serious illegal intelligence activities.

La inteligencia sueca señaló que había observado durante un tiempo cómo el hombre recopilaba información en los círculos tibetanos en Suecia y que cree que luego la entregó a oficiales de los servicios secretos que trabajan "para un país extranjero", without specifying which.

China assures that Tibet has been an inseparable part of its territory for centuries, although Tibetans in exile argue that the region was independent for centuries until it was occupied by communist troops and integrated into the People's Republic in 1951.

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