Sweden’s Biggest Espionage Case In 50 Years

In the worst and biggest espionage case the Scandinavian nation has seen in 50 years, two Iranian-born Swedish brothers were sentenced to significant prison terms on Thursday for spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for a decade.

Peyman Kia, the older of the two naturalized Swedes, received a life sentence, while Payam Kia received a nine years and ten month sentence, reports AP. They were charged with egregious espionage for allegedly working together to transfer ...

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