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Mar 10, 2021

A man looks down into the central hall of Germany's Kammergericht Court House, where German government employee Amin K. was convicted in early March of spying on Germany on Egypt's behalf. — Sean Gallup/Getty Images

A former employee of the German government has been convicted of spying for Egypt.

A 66-year-old identified only as Amin K. received a suspended prison sentence of one year and nine months, The Associated Press reported on Wednesday. The former office employee of the German federal government's press office received the sentence last week, according to the outlet.

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