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Sweden puts brothers charged with spying for Russia on trial

Police officers stand outside the Stockholm District Court [File: TT News Agency/Fredrik Sandberg via Reuters]

A trial has opened in Sweden in the case of two Iranian-born Swedish brothers who have been charged with spying for Russia and its military intelligence service GRU for 10 years.

Peyman Kia, 42, and Payam Kia, 35, appeared before the Stockholm District Court on Friday to face accusations of having worked jointly to pass information to Russia between September 28, 2011, and September 20, 2021.

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