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flag New Zealand military appeals for harsher sentence in the country's first espionage conviction case.

flag New Zealand's military has appealed a two-year sentence for a soldier convicted of attempted espionage, calling it "manifestly inadequate." flag This marks the country's first spying conviction. flag The soldier admitted to attempting to spy, accessing a computer system dishonestly, and possessing objectionable material. flag The military argues for a harsher sentence, with the maximum legal penalty being seven years. flag The soldier, who had remained on full pay since his arrest in 2019, will now be paid at half his previous rate until his dismissal.

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