MAN HANGED IN IRAN FOR ALLEGEDLY SPYING FOR ISRAEL
Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, a judiciary spokesman said. Al
Iran executed a man convicted of spying for Israel, a judiciary spokesman said.
Ali Reza Jamshidi told The Associated Press that Ali Ashtari was hanged, fulfilling a death sentenced handed down June 30 by the Revolutionary Court, which handles security matters. It was the country's first known conviction for espionage linked to Israel in almost a decade.
Jamshidi confirmed state media reports that Ashtari was found guilty of relaying to Israeli intelligence officers sensitive information on military, defense and research centers with which the 45-year-old electronics salesmen worked. Iranian officials have said the material that Ashtari allegedly passed to Israel included information on Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.
Ali Reza Jamshidi told The Associated Press that Ali Ashtari was hanged, fulfilling a death sentenced handed down June 30 by the Revolutionary Court, which handles security matters. It was the country's first known conviction for espionage linked to Israel in almost a decade.
Jamshidi confirmed state media reports that Ashtari was found guilty of relaying to Israeli intelligence officers sensitive information on military, defense and research centers with which the 45-year-old electronics salesmen worked. Iranian officials have said the material that Ashtari allegedly passed to Israel included information on Iran's Atomic Energy Organization.
— SOURCES
- (Sources: Associated Press, 20/11/2008)