Belgian Colonel Given 20-Year Term for Spying
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BRUSSELS — A Belgian air force colonel accused of giving top secret Belgian and NATO documents to the Soviet Union was convicted of treason Tuesday by a military court and sentenced to 20 years at hard labor.
Col. Guy Binet could have received life imprisonment, but the prosecutor had only asked for a 15-year sentence.
Binet, 54, had given the Soviets North Atlantic Treaty Organization documents for which he received $105,000, according to testimony at the trial.
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