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Dominic Giannini and Tess Ikonomou

Guessing game over turncoat pollie, no 'treason' charge

ASIO chief Mike Burgess has revealed a foreign spy ring managed to recruit a former politician. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian law doesn't recognise "the criminal offence of traitor", an international law expert says as calls grow to out a former politician who was revealed to have helped a foreign spy ring.

ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess revealed a unit within a foreign spy service had targeted Australia and managed to recruit a former politician who "sold out their country, party and former colleagues to advance the interests of the foreign regime".

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