A court in Yerevan has found an Iranian citizen guilty of spying in favor of Azerbaijan and his alleged Armenian accomplice of committing high treason.
Both men were given lengthy prison terms on Monday following a trial that lasted several months and was held behind closed.
Behnam Bagheri, a citizen of Iran whom the judge identified as an ethnic Azeri in the verdict, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for trying to smuggle out of Armenia some footage that contained "anti-Armenian propaganda that could be used to discredit Armenia's international prestige."
According to the prosecution, Bagheri received a disc with the video in question in September 2009 from retired Armenian Lieutenant Colonel Gevorg Hayrapetian.
Armenian News
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