Witness K spared jail after pleading guilty to breaching secrecy laws over Timor-Leste bugging
by Christopher Knaus from World news | The Guardian on (#5K7K3)
ACT magistrate Glenn Theakston says Witness K appeared to be motivated by justice rather than personal gain
Witness K has been spared jail time for his role in exposing Australia's 2004 bugging of Timor-Leste with a Canberra court finding he appeared to be motivated by justice not personal gain.
The former Australian Secret Intelligence Service officer stood behind a wall of black panels, invisible to the packed courtroom, as he was sentenced on Friday to a three-month suspended term of imprisonment and a 12-month good behaviour order.
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