Herman Simm
Herman Simm (born May 29, 1947 in Suure-Jaani ) is a former Estonian government official. He was sentenced to a long prison term in February 2009 for espionage against NATO .
Life
From 2001 to 2006 he headed the security department of the Estonian Ministry of Defense and had access to secret documents and the encryption system Elcrodat , which is used in communications within NATO. From 2006 he worked as a consultant in the Ministry of the Interior. On September 21, 2008, he was arrested on suspicion of having passed on secret information to Russia , for whose secret service SWR Simm is said to have worked.
On February 25, 2009, Simm pleaded guilty to the Harju District Court . He was sentenced to twelve and a half years in prison and to pay the equivalent of 1.28 million euros in damages. On December 23, 2019, he was released early on parole.
Web links
- It is an endurance ride on a knife edge . Interview on Spiegel Online - Politik , July 2, 2010
Individual evidence
- ↑ Top Russian spy also cashed in with the BND . In: Der Spiegel . No. 51 , 2008 ( online ).
- ↑ Big fish: An Estonian government official has apparently been revealing the most intimate secrets of NATO and the EU to Russia for years . In: Der Spiegel . No. 47 , 2008 ( online ).
- ^ A spy scandal in Estonia: How many more? The Economist, Feb. 26, 2009.
- ↑ Convicted traitor Herman Simm released early from prison err.ee, December 23, 2019.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Simm, Herman |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian government official and suspected spy |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 29, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Suure-Jaani |