German Man Charged With Giving Bundestag Floor Plans to Russian Intelligence

German Man Charged With Giving Bundestag Floor Plans to Russian Intelligence
German Health Minister Jens Spahn answers questions on the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) during a plenum session at the lower house of parliament, the Bundestag, in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 24, 2021. Annegret Hilse/Reuters
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BERLIN—German federal prosecutors have charged a German citizen with espionage, saying he passed floor plans of the Bundestag parliament building to Russian intelligence.

The man, identified only as Jens F., obtained PDF files with the floor plans during the course of his work for a company that was hired to maintain electrical equipment in the Bundestag’s buildings, the prosecutor’s office said in a statement.