OSLO – A Norwegian court has ordered a Chinese national to remain in police detention for as long as four weeks while authorities continue their investigation into espionage allegations, officials announced Friday.
The woman represents one of multiple individuals under suspicion in the case and was taken into custody earlier this week. Norwegian law enforcement officials say she is believed to have participated in illegal efforts to access and download satellite information.
Attempts to contact the suspect’s legal representative were unsuccessful.
Should prosecutors decide to move forward with formal charges, the woman could face as much as a decade behind bars if convicted under Norway’s penal code section 122.
