Austrian ex-intelligence officer found guilty of Russia spying charges

The spy scandal has revived fears that Austria remains a hotbed of Russian espionage activity.

Egisto Ott, exinspector jefe del contraespionaje austriaco hasta 2017, ha sido condenado a 49 meses de prisión por espiar para Rusia. El Tribunal Provincial de Viena lo declaró culpable de espionaje, abuso de autoridad, malversación y cohecho, aunque Ott ha negado los cargos y recurrirá la sentencia.

Un antiguo alto cargo del contraespionaje austríaco ha sido condenado este miércoles a 49 meses de cárcel por haber vendido durante años a Rusia información sobre opositores ... .

An Austrian court found ex-intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying for Russia, including aiding in the targeting of opponents and supplying state-issued devices under the direction of fugitive Jan Marsalek. He faces up to five years in prison.

An Austrian court found former intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying on Wednesday, for helping Russia hunt down opponents and selling it state laptops and phones at the behest of suspected Moscow agent Jan Marsalek.

An Austrian former intelligence officer was sentenced to more than four years in prison on Wednesday after being found guilty of spying for Russia, in the country's most high-profile espionage case in decades. Egisto Ott, 63, was handed a sentence of four years and one month behind bars for espionage against Austria, abuse of power and corruption. He had faced up to five years in prison. Ott has appealed and the sentence is not final.

An Austrian court is expected to rule Wednesday on a former intelligence official charged with spying for Russia. The trial of Egisto Ott, 63, is the most high-profile espionage case in the country in recent years.

Le verdict à l'encontre d'un ancien agent du renseignement accusé d'avoir vendu des informations à la Russie est attendu mercredi à Vienne dans une affaire qui a entaché la réputation de l'Autriche.

An Austrian former intelligence officer has been found guilty of spying for Russia, according to a court ruling. The case has been described as the country's largest spy trial in years.

Der größte Spionageprozess in Österreich seit Jahrzehnten ist am Mittwoch zu Ende gegangen: Egisto Ott, Ex-Mitarbeiter des damaligen Bundesamts für Verfassungsschutz und Terrorismusbekämpfung (BVT), wurde von einem Geschworenengericht einstimmig wegen Amtsmissbrauchs und Spionage zu einer unbedingten Haftstrafe von vier Jahren und einem Monat verurteilt worden. Ott soll ohne dienstlichen Auftrag Personenabfragen gemacht und Tätigkeiten für den russischen Geheimdienst durchgeführt haben. Das Urteil ist nicht rechtskräftig.

Egisto Ott, a former Austrian intelligence official, was convicted for espionage activities aiding Russia, including providing sensitive information and state-issued devices to Russian intelligence officers and Jan Marsalek, the fugitive executive of Wirecard.

Un ancien agent autrichien du renseignement a été condamné mercredi en Autriche à plus de quatre ans de prison ferme pour avoir mené durant des années au détriment des Occidentaux et de son pays des activités d'espionnage au profit de la Russie.

An Austrian court found former intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying for Russia, including aiding in the targeting of opponents and supplying state-issued devices under the direction of fugitive Jan Marsalek.

An Austrian court found former intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying for Russia, including aiding in the targeting of opponents and supplying state-issued devices under the direction of suspected Moscow agent Jan Marsalek.