The court imposed a criminal penalty on an official for disclosing state secrets; however, neither the prosecutor's office nor the court provides further details about the circumstances of the case, LETA reports.
The prosecutor's office informed the LETA agency that at the end of January, the court approved a plea agreement and sentencing in a case where a public official of a state institution was found guilty and convicted of disclosing state secrets.
The individual was sentenced to three years of probation with a three-year ban on holding positions as a public servant.
Considering that the information obtained during the criminal proceedings contains state secrets and the case materials are classified, the prosecutor's office declined to provide further comments.
Before the case was referred for criminal prosecution, the investigation was conducted by the State Security Service. The service's activity report for last year indicated that two cases of intentional disclosure of state secrets were referred for criminal prosecution last year.
As for the second case, the prosecutor's office only confirmed to the LETA agency, without going into details, that it is at the stage before the initiation of criminal prosecution.
The criminal law prescribes a punishment of up to five years of imprisonment, probation, community service, or a monetary fine with a ban on engaging in certain activities or holding certain positions for up to five years for the intentional disclosure of confidential, secret, or top-secret state secrets by a person who has been warned against disclosing them, provided that the act does not exhibit signs of espionage.
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