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Published: 29 January, 2010, 13:03
Edited: 30 April, 2010, 13:49


Vakhtang Maysaia, a former employee of Georgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was found guilty of espionage by the Georgian city court on Friday. Maysaia now faces a 20-year prison sentence.

 
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Sarah January 30, 2010, 01:56 quote
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It's like that episode in "Chronicles of Narnia" where the guy betrays everyone for some chocolate. Money is meaningless and stupid, used for enslavement and vanity.

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