According to media reports, the US federal police FBI arrested the suspect in the investigation into the massive data leak from secret documents.
This is Jack T., a 21-year-old National Guardsman, US Attorney General Merrick Garland confirmed US media reports.
The FBI had previously searched the leaker’s home.
The man was arrested on Thursday afternoon (local time) in North Dighton, Massachusetts. The TV station CNN showed video footage of the arrest. There you could see emergency services taking a young man in a T-shirt and shorts away.
US media had previously circulated the first details about the alleged mole. The man is said to have run a chat group on the Discord platform popular with video gamers. He initially shared the explosive documents with the group as copies and later uploaded photos of printed documents there. According to the media, he is 21 years old. Garland didn’t name an age.
Secret documents on the Internet
Secret documents from US agencies – allegedly from the CIA and the Pentagon – on the Russian war of aggression against Ukraine have been circulating on the Internet for weeks: information on arms deliveries, assessments of what is happening in the war. But also details of alleged US spying against partners.
It is unclear what is authentic and what could possibly have been edited. For the US government, the matter is extremely uncomfortable. Questions arise about how reliable Americans are, how well they protect their secrets and those of their partners, and how loyal they are to allies.
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