Matts Dumell
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Matts Dumell is a Finnish journalist who was convicted of spying for the Soviet Union
. He worked at YLE before his arrest.
He was arrested by the Finnish Security Police. He received an eight month suspended prison sentence for treason
in 1983.
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
. He worked at YLE before his arrest.
He was arrested by the Finnish Security Police. He received an eight month suspended prison sentence for treason
Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the king was known as high treason and treason against a...
in 1983.