Iran sentences dual-national man to prison for spying
Tehran state television speculates US or Israel may be behind infiltration of 'sensitive' governmental bodies
TEHRAN, Iran — Iran’s judiciary spokesman said Sunday that a court has sentenced a dual national man to eight and a half years in prison, after finding him guilty of infiltration of important governmental bodies.
Sunday’s report by the semi-official ISNA news agency quotes Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejehi as saying the suspect was tried based on a report by the intelligence department after he infiltrated “some sensitive centers.”
The report identified convict’s surname as Tavakkoli, and said he was also fined $48,000. It did not include his other nationality, but added: “Usually these sorts of individuals are working for the US and Israel.”
Occasionally Iran detains dual-nationals over similar security charges.
In 2015, Iran detained a Lebanese engineer residing in the US resident and later sentenced him to 10 years in prison on spying charges.