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Canadian suspect in Belgian espionage case appeals pre-trial detention decision
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CityNews Montreal
OTTAWA — The Belgian federal prosecutor’s office says a Canadian facing espionage charges is appealing a decision to keep her in pretrial detention.
The prosecutor’s office says a ruling on the appeal must come within 15 days.
The prosecutor’s office announced Saturday that an investigating judge had placed the suspect — a “Canadian national of Chinese origin” — under arrest on charges of espionage and participation in a criminal organization.
The suspect worked as an intern at NATO’s Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe in Mons, Belgium.
The prosecutor’s office said it does not disclose the identities of suspects in ongoing investigations, citing the presumption of innocence.