According to the Kronenzeitunga report, the native of Salzburg is now 70 years old. As Michael Bauer, Army Army Officer confirms via Twitter, the man is already retired.
Abwehramt discovered the case of espionage with the help of international co-operation. Retired officer in #Bundesheeres has spied on armed forces since the nineties and passed data to Russia. It was shown.
– Michael Bauer (@Bundesheerbauer) November 9, 2018
Since the 1990s, he has provided the Russian secret service with information from Austria. He also went to air force and artillery as well as to the refugee situation in Austria. Over the years, Salzburg received around 300,000 euros.
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