Thursday, February 26, 2009

Estonian spy sold Nato secrets

Estonian spy sold Nato secrets

Tallinn, capital of Estonia
Estonia has had frosty relations with Russia in recent years

A former Estonian defence ministry official who sold Nato secrets to Russia has been sent to jail for 12 and a half years after a secret trial.

Herman Simm, a former head of security, pleaded guilty to treason on Wednesday.

The court where he was tried did not reveal which country he spied for, but investigators said Mr Simm passed nearly 3,000 documents to Russia.

They said he received 1.3m kroons (

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