A Moscow court on Tuesday convicted a retired Norwegian border guard who was charged with spying on Russian nuclear submarines and sentenced him to 14 years in prison.
Frode Berg, 63, was detained in Moscow in 2017 following a sting operation by Russia’s FSB security service.
A former Russian police officer was accused of handing Berg files on the Russian navy and given a 13-year prison term in December.
Berg has admitted to acting several times as a courier for the Norwegian intelligence services but said he thought he was only carrying money.
The verdict was read out in front of journalists in …read more
Source: Gulf times
