Madrid - A former Spanish intelligence officer has been convicted of treason and sentenced to 12 years in prison for trying to sell classified information to Russia, court documents showed Thursday. The Superior Court in Madrid found that Roberto Florez Garcia had stolen the top secret information and offered it to the Russians, although it could not be proven they actually bought the documents.
Florez had worked for Spanish secret service CNI from 1992-2004. He was arrested in July 2007, following a search of his home that uncovered letters offering the information to the Russian embassy.
The prosecution alleged that the former spy received 200,000 euros (274,000 dollars) for the information.
Florez's lawyer claimed his client was innocent, saying there was no proof that he had actually disclosed state secrets to the Russians.
The CNI director at the time, Alberto Saiz, said before the trial started in January that Florez had betrayed CNI agents and disclosed the internal workings of the organization.
Press reports said the US Central Intelligence Agency had alerted Spain in 2004 to a double agent in CNI ranks.
Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/308752,former-spy-jailed-for-treason-in-spain.html.
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