Smugglers, spies & escapes · 21.09.2008
Herman Simm, the spy in the Defence Ministry
Herman Simm headed the security department of Estonia's Ministry of Defence, and from 2001 he ran the office that protected state secrets, which gave him access to NATO's classified documents. From 1995 he was secretly working for Russia's foreign intelligence service. He was arrested with his wife on 21 September 2008, pleaded guilty to treason and in February 2009 was sentenced to twelve and a half years in prison. The case is counted among the most damaging spy scandals in NATO's history, and in 2009 NATO expelled two Russian diplomats.
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Herman Simm juhtis Kaitseministeeriumi julgeolekuosakonda ja alates 2001. aastast riigisaladuse kaitse osakonda, mis andis talle ligipääsu NATO salastatud dokumentidele. Alates 1995. aastast töötas ta salaja Venemaa välisluure heaks. Ta vahistati koos abikaasaga 21. septembril 2008, tunnistas end riigireetmises süüdi ja mõisteti 2009. aasta veebruaris kaheteistkümneks ja pooleks aastaks vangi. Juhtumit peetakse üheks NATO ajaloo kahjulikumaks spioonilooks ning 2009. aastal saatis NATO välja kaks Vene diplomaati.
Source: Wikipedia: Herman Simm. ↗