Russia jails former naval officer for 13 years in Lithuania spy case

MOSCOW: A Russian court on Wednesday sentenced a former naval officer to 13 years in jail for selling state secrets to Lithuania concluding he was guilty of state treason, Russia's FSB security service and the court said.

The FSB said in a statement that Yevgeny Mataitis, a 39-year-old Russian citizen and reserve military officer, had admitted that Lithuanian intelligence had recruited him in 2009. He had then agreed to hand over state secrets about Russia's armed forces in exchange for a monthly salary, the FSB said.