Translator Sentenced To Nearly 7 Years For Spying For Iran

March 25 2020

Germany

A translator working for the German military has been sentenced to nearly seven years in prison for spying on behalf of Iran, reports Agence France-Presse.

On Monday, Abdul S., 51, was sentenced to six years and 10 months in jail by the higher regional court in Koblenz.

Prosecutors said he used his work as a translator and cultural adviser at the Heinrich-Hertz barracks to access and disseminate state secrets.

The court found that he met with Iranian agents at least eight times...

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