German federal prosecutors have taken control of an investigation into whether Vietnam conducted illegal espionage in Berlin. The probe relates to the alleged kidnapping of a Vietnamese businessman-turned-asylum seeker.| dw.com
The spectacular kidnapping of a businessman-turned-asylum seeker in Berlin, allegedly by the Vietnamese secret service, has cast a dark shadow on the hitherto good diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany.| dw.com
In 2017, Vietnamese businessman Trinh Xuan Thanh was allegedly abducted in Berlin. Now on trial in Hanoi, his kidnapping has unsettled bloggers and journalists who fled Vietnam for Berlin.| dw.com