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    Armenian citizen pleads guilty of engaging in espionage
    23.01.2010 17:25 GMT+04:00

    /PanARMENIAN.Net/ General Prosecutor Aghvan Hovsepyan launched Friday
    court proceedings over the case of former Defense Ministry employee
    accused of high treason (particularly, espionage and illegal
    acquisition and maintenance of arms).
    The inquest data found Armenian citizen, former Defense Ministry
    employee G. Hayrapetyan and Iranian citizen of Azeri decent B. Bageri
    guilty of crimes prescribed by Section 1, Article 299 of RA Criminal
    Code.

    Hayrapetyan pleaded guilty during the trial, while Bageri didn't,
    General Prosecutor's office says in a release.
    Considering the nature of the case, the court satisfied the
    Prosecutor's motion for conducting the hearings behind closed doors.

    In April 2009, Hayrapetyan was recruited by Azerbaijani intelligence
    services. As it turned out later, he was engaged in collecting and
    providing them with confidential information about the fighting
    capacity of Armenia's armed forces.
    He received his last task from B. Bageri on September 1, 2009. As
    watchword, the parties agreed to use the photo of Hayrapetyan's
    acquaintance.

    Receiving Bageri in his apartment and getting from him an envelop
    containing notes on his next task, Hayrapetyan gave the latter all the
    materials that could be used for anti-Armenian propaganda. The
    materials were found by NSS employees on Karchevan checkpoint
    (Meghri). Law enforcers also found arms and armament in Hayrapetyan's
    house.
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