spying is not a serious crime?
What is it, then? Did something get lost in translation?
A German court has jailed a former Deutsche Telekom manager for three-and-a-half years for his role in a spy ring based on bugged phone calls. The judge in Bonn's Regional Court noted that DT had made it easy for the manager to snoop on calls. Klaus Trzeschan was convicted of breaking privacy rules and improperly using funds …
And he does it all by itself? Please....
He was asked by someone in a higher position to spy on other managers, and when he was caught, he said "oh, yes, it was my fault, and my idea". Now he has just to wait untile he gets out of jail (that will be real soon) and he can spend all of the money he was given to play scapegoat in this show.