[REGNUM] The former chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces (AF) of Serbia, Momcilo Perisic, was sentenced to three years in prison by the Belgrade High Court for espionage for the United States. This was reported on February 5 by the Tanjug agency."Today the High Court in Belgrade sentenced the former chief of General Staff, General Momcilo Perisic, retired three years in prison for spying, that is, for the leak of secret information officer of the US Embassy in Belgrade, John Neighbor", said in a statement.
Also, in addition to Perisic, two more defendants in this case received a year and a half in prison. At the same time, the convicted ex-head of the Serbian Armed Forces himself did not agree with the verdict and said that he was going to challenge such a court decision.
Note that in 2013, the Hague Tribunal overturned the 27-year imprisonment sentence of the former head of the Yugoslav and Serbian General Staff Momcilo Perisic.