Vietnam jails fugitive spy arrested in Singapore for espionage

July 30, 2018 10:37 PM

HANOI (AFP) – A fugitive spy was jailed for nine years in Vietnam on Monday (July 30) for “divulging state secrets” after he tried to flee to Europe holding a forged passport in a rare case involving a high-ranking intelligence officer.

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