In Sweden, two brothers have been despatched to jail, the older one for all times, the opposite for ten years, after being discovered responsible of spying for Russia for a decade.
42-year-old Peyman Kia had a background within the Swedish Safety Police and the Armed Forces.
On the time of his arrest within the autumn of 2021, he was working as a high-ranking head of a serious authority. Later his youthful brother Payam was additionally arrested.
In November final yr, each had been charged with aggravated espionage and the following trial has been surrounded by in depth safety and secrecy.
The older brother is alleged to have obtained round 90 paperwork, of which the youthful brother contributed round 65 paperwork.
Prosecutors mentioned the pair acted purely for the cash.
“The one objective of the act, as we are able to see from the proof, has been for these concerned to easily enrich themselves,” mentioned Måns Wigren, Chief Counsellor at Stockholm District Court docket, “and there aren’t any extenuating circumstances.”
Each brothers have persistently denied the offences.
