An Australian man has been arrested for allegedly sharing national security intelligence with foreign spies.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) arrested and charged 55-year-old Alexander Csergo at his residence in the affluent suburb of Bondi in Sydney on April 14.
The arrest occurred as part of a joint investigation with the Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce (CFIT) initiated by the country’s domestic spy agency, the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).
The Australian national who normally lives and runs his business overseas, only just returned to Australia from China before he was arrested.
The AFP allege an individual, who claimed to be from a think tank, contacted Csergo via social media while he was offshore and “made arrangements for him to meet with their representatives,” AFP said in a media release….