Police expect Tel Aviv resident who allegedly spied for Iran to be charged in coming days

Police say a prosecutor’s declaration has been filed today against a 27-year-old Tel Aviv resident who allegedly gathered intelligence about elected officials and IDF military bases on Iran’s behalf.

The suspect allegedly maintained contact with an Iranian agent over the course of several months. He is suspected of filming politicians’ homes, military bases and spraying graffiti at the agent’s behest.

He received thousands of dollars in cryptocurrency in exchange for carrying out these tasks, law enforcement says.

Officers arrested the unnamed suspect in a raid on his home June 22, where they seized several electronic devices allegedly used to communicate with his Iranian contacts.

With the filing of a prosecutor’s declaration today in the Tel Aviv Magistrate’s Court, police expect that the suspect will be formally charged in the coming days.