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Iran reportedly sentences dual-national to prison for spying
2018-10-15
[IsraelTimes] Iran’s judiciary front man is saying 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 identifies the convict’s surname as Tavakkoli and says he was also fined $48,000. It doesn’t include his other nationality, but adds: "Usually these sorts of individuals are working for the US and Israel."

Iran occasionally detains dual-nationals over similar security charges.

In 2015, Iran detained a Lebanese engineer residing in the US and later sentenced him to 10 years in prison on spying charges.
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