Pakistan: 3 army officers sentenced for espionage

Pakistan: 3 army officers sentenced for espionage

Brigadier, civilian officer sentenced to death, while a 3-star Gen 14 years in jail

By Aamir Latif

KARACHI, Pakistan (AA) - Two Pakistani army officers have been sentenced to death, while a high-ranking general has been handed a 14-year in jail sentence for leaking information to "foreign agencies", the country's military said on Thursday.

Army general Qamar Javed Bajwa, endorsed death penalties for Brigadier Raja Rizwan and civilian officer Wasim Akram, as well as a 14-year aggravated prison sentence for Lieutenant General Javed Iqbal, according to a statement from the Pakistani army.

The officers were charged with "espionage" and the "leakage of sensitive information to foreign agencies prejudice to the national security," the statement said.

The statement, however, did not elaborate further details, including to which countries or agencies, the convicts were supplying sensitive information.

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