Group convicted on spying charges
15 persons charged with spying for the Iranian secret service and
other grave crimes were handed down jail sentences on Monday.
Sayid Dadashbayli, who headed the ring known as "Sayid's gang", was sentenced by the Grave Crimes Court to 14 years in prison with the confiscation of property. The other defendants were handed down imprisonment sentences of various terms.
The trial started on October 8. Besides espionage, the ring members had been charged with an attempt to stage a coup and establish an Islamic state.
Sayid Dadashbayli, who headed the ring known as "Sayid's gang", was sentenced by the Grave Crimes Court to 14 years in prison with the confiscation of property. The other defendants were handed down imprisonment sentences of various terms.
The trial started on October 8. Besides espionage, the ring members had been charged with an attempt to stage a coup and establish an Islamic state.
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