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Armenian court gives Azeri spy 12 years in jail
Itar-Tass, Russia
June 29 2005
YEREVAN, June 29 (Itar-Tass) - A local court in the Armenian capital
on Tuesday sentenced Andrei Maziyev, an Armenian citizen of Russian
origin, to 12 years in prison for treason through espionage in favor
of Azerbaijan.
Before his arrest Maziyev worked as an engineer at Yerevan's Zvartnots
airport. The court agreed with prosecutors' conclusion that Maziyev for
five years cooperated with security agencies of Azerbaijan, passing
them sensitive information about the political situation in Armenia,
its political parties and shadow business.
He made photographs and collected information about the presidential
take-offs and landings plane as well as on the route of the president's
motorcade through the airport.
Itar-Tass, Russia
June 29 2005
YEREVAN, June 29 (Itar-Tass) - A local court in the Armenian capital
on Tuesday sentenced Andrei Maziyev, an Armenian citizen of Russian
origin, to 12 years in prison for treason through espionage in favor
of Azerbaijan.
Before his arrest Maziyev worked as an engineer at Yerevan's Zvartnots
airport. The court agreed with prosecutors' conclusion that Maziyev for
five years cooperated with security agencies of Azerbaijan, passing
them sensitive information about the political situation in Armenia,
its political parties and shadow business.
He made photographs and collected information about the presidential
take-offs and landings plane as well as on the route of the president's
motorcade through the airport.