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Austrian former domestic intelligence officer spied for Russia, court finds
VIENNA, May 20 - An Austrian court found former intelligence officer Egisto Ott guilty of spying on Wednesday, for helping Russia hunt down opponents and selling it state laptops and phones at the behest of suspected Moscow agent Jan Marsalek.
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