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A man suspected of selling secret information to a Russian diplomat was on Monday charged with espionage by Swedish authorities.
The man, 47, is accused of meeting the Russian diplomat over a number of years and providing information for money.
It is understood the man, from Gothenburg, had worked as a researcher at Chalmers University of Technology and was a consultant at vehicle manufacturers Volvo and Scania.
He was arrested two years ago at a restaurant in Stockholm where he was dining with a Russian intelligence officer specialising in industrial espionage, Sweden s
GT newspaper said.
The Swedish Prosecution Authority claims he was given cash in return for sensitive documents.
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