UK detains suspect over Iran espionage
London police announced that a British and Azerbaijani citizen named Rashad Sultanov (44 years old) has been arrested in Cyprus on suspicion of spying on a British airbase there and supplying the Iranian Revolutionary Guard with information. This comes as part of the first-ever British out-of-territory investigation under the National Security Law related to an incident at Akrotiri Air Base in Cyprus between May and June of last year, where it was alleged that Sultanov engaged in hostile surveillance of the base and shared information with Iran. He is currently being held pending extradition to the UK, and police affirm that this case demonstrates the country’s ability to enforce the National Security Law against hostile activities targeting British military installations.
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