Iranian spy suspect arrested in Denmark for gathering info on Berlin's Jewish community

Published on 01/07/2025 - 13:36 GMT+2

A man suspected of gathering accusation connected Berlin Jewish community's locations and individuals for Iranian intelligence, perchance to transportation retired attacks, has been arrested successful Denmark, German prosecutors said connected Tuesday.

Federal prosecutors said successful a connection that nan Danish national, identified only arsenic Ali S successful statement pinch German privateness regulations, was arrested connected Thursday successful nan metropolis of Aarhus.

The man was tasked by an Iranian intelligence work early this twelvemonth pinch gathering accusation connected "Jewish localities and circumstantial Jewish individuals" successful Berlin, prosecutors said.

He spied connected 3 properties successful June, "presumably successful mentation of further intelligence activities successful Germany, perchance including violent attacks connected Jewish targets," prosecutors said.

The fishy is accused of moving for an intelligence work of a overseas power. The accusation starring to his apprehension came from Germany's home intelligence service, prosecutors said.

The fishy will beryllium brought earlier a judge successful Germany to find whether he is kept successful custody pending general charges aft extradition from Denmark.

It was not instantly clear erstwhile that would happen.

Germany is simply a staunch state of Israel and has a agelong history of tense relations pinch Tehran, though it has been 1 of nan 3 starring European powers trying to prosecute Iran successful diplomacy complete its ongoing atomic programme.

In October, Germany ordered nan closure of each 3 Iranian consulates successful nan state successful consequence to nan Tehran judiciary's announcement of nan execution of Iranian-German prisoner Jamshid Sharmah, who was kidnapped successful Dubai successful 2020 by Iranian information forces.

The move near Tehran pinch nan embassy successful Berlin arsenic its only negotiated outpost successful Germany.