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Herman Simm (born May 29, 1947 in Suure-Jaani) is a former chief of the Estonian Defence Ministry's security department and convicted Russian spy. The Simm case became the first one since the restoration of Estonia's independence in 1991 in which an actual agent was identified, tried and convicted of treason.〔(Estonia: Ex-security official accused of spying ), The International Herald Tribune, September 22, 2008.〕 ==Professional career and espionage == Herman Simm was inducted into the Soviet Interior Ministry as a Militsiya officer in 1970 and worked as a Militsiya officer in the Estonian SSR until 1991, reaching the rank of Polkovnik. After Estonia's independence, during which he played a significant role in helping organize Estonian resistance to Russian military aggression, he held various positions at the Interior Ministry and the Police Board, including director general of the board, when he started work for the Defence Ministry in 1995 as head of the information analysis office of the defence policy department. In 2001, he was appointed head of the newly formed state secret protection department. As head of the Defence Ministry Security Department, Simm was tasked with coordinating the protection of state secrets. The department is also responsible for issuing access to classified information and for handling data from international organizations, including NATO, the European Union and Estonia’s other defence partners. He also took part in the devising of EU and NATO information protection systems.〔(Former official arrested for treason ), The Baltic Times, September 22, 2008.〕 On September 21, 2008, Simm was arrested with his wife Heete Simm on suspicion of illegal collecting and communicating classified information to an unidentified foreign government. It is believed that damage caused by Herman Simm was not limited to the security of Estonia. In 2001–2006, Simm regularly traveled abroad to negotiate agreements on the protection of classified information with member countries of NATO and the European Union. Herman Simm also participated in the development of intelligence security with NATO and the EU, where he invited other states to check their security systems. In June 2003, he was issued a diplomatic passport, provided to carriers transporting classified information. In November 2006, Herman Simm resigned from the post of head of the state secret protection department, but continued to work as adviser of the Minister of Defence, retaining access to classified information.〔(Эстония вычислила первого шпиона ), Kommersant, September 23, 2008. (Russian)〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Herman Simm」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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