What law was Josef Jakobs convicted under?
Espionage Act of 1914
Treachery Act 1940
Secret Agents Act 1939
Spying Act 1921
Answer
Josef Jakobs was convicted under the Treachery Act 1940, which was passed by the British government in the early days of World War II to deal with the threat of sabotage and espionage. The act made it a crime to aid or abet the enemy, and it carried a death sentence.
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