Former Czech PM's wife convicted of leaking classified info
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The wife of former Czech Prime Minister Petr Necas has been convicted of leaking a classified document and has received an 18-month suspended sentence.
Prague's Municipal Court said Tuesday Jana Necasova — Jana Nagyova at the time — leaked the content of a 2012 report by the country's BIS spy agency to Ivo Rittig, a lobbyist.
Nagyova was Necas' chief of staff and mistress.
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After his government fell in June 2013, Necas admitted his affair with Nagyova and divorced his first wife.
Rittig and his laywyer, David Michal, received a nine-month suspended sentence each for their role.
They all can appeal.
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In a separate case that brought down the government, Necasova is standing trial for allegedly ordering the military intelligence agency to spy on Necas' estranged wife.