Politics
Austria Tightens Anti-Espionage Laws... and Doubles the Maximum Penalty to 10 Years
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WHAT TO KNOW
Ad-Diyar: The Austrian government revealed plans on Wednesday to broaden the legal definition of espionage and tighten the maximum penalty for it, in an effort to shed the reputation that has long followed the capital, Vienna, as a “nest of spies,” following the expulsion of a number of Russian diplomats. The Austrian capital…
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