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Germany's Prosecutor General has accused Abdula S., a military translator and dual citizen of Germany and Afghanistan, of state treason in favor of the Iranian government, the prosecution said Friday in a statement

BERLIN (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th August, 2019) Germany 's Prosecutor General has accused Abdula S., a military translator and dual citizen of Germany and Afghanistan , of state treason in favor of the Iranian government , the prosecution said Friday in a statement.

"The accused is suspected of disclosing top secret classified information and official secrets on 18 counts," the statement said.

According to the investigation, Abdula S. worked as a translator and defense consultant for the German military for many years, during which he passed on to Iranian intelligence services top secret information belonging to the German government.