Russian soldier in North Ossetia found guilty of spying for Georgia

Moscow/Tbilisi - A Russian soldier was found guilty Tuesday in the breakaway republic of North Ossetia of spying for Georgia, the country from which North Ossetia seceded in 2008, according to court officials. The 55-year-old man was sentenced to eight years in prison after the court ruled that evidence showed he had been conveying information about Russian military facilities in the region to Tbilisi since 2007, said a court spokesman.

The same North Ossetian court in September sentenced a different man to seven years for spying for Georgia.

North Ossetia and Abkhazia declared their independence from Georgia after Georgia and Russia fought a month-long war in 2008 in which Russia backed the two breakaway republics. Georgia continues to claim the two regions.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/301415,russian-soldier-in-north-ossetia-found-guilty-of-spying-for-georgia.html.