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UK Counter-Terror Police Arrest and Charge Liverpool Resident for Assisting Iranian Intelligence
Counter-terrorism police said the 39-year-old Liverpool resident was charged under the National Security Act after raids at addresses in Birmingham and Liverpool.
- Counter Terrorism Policing charged Vahid Aberi, 39, with assisting Iran's intelligence service under the National Security Act on Friday; the Liverpool resident was due to appear at Westminster Magistrates Court.
- Commander Helen Flanagan, Head of Counter Terrorism Policing London, reported a significant increase in national security investigations in recent years, with this case exemplifying heightened interventions against suspected foreign intelligence operations.
- British officials have warned that Iran frequently uses criminal proxies to conduct hostile activity; Britain banned support for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps earlier this week to disrupt suspected state-sponsored proxy networks.
- Police have not identified any direct threat to the public in connection with this investigation. Commander Flanagan said authorities cannot comment on details but remain focused on disrupting suspected foreign intelligence activity.
- Iran's embassy in London rejected the accusations as "unfounded, politically motivated and hostile allegations," reflecting ongoing friction between Britain and Iran over claims of foreign intelligence interference on British soil.
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UK Police Charge Liverpool Man with Assisting Iranian Intelligence
LONDON (VINnews) — British police on Friday charged a 39-year-old man from Liverpool with assisting Iran’s intelligence service, the latest case highlighting Tehran’s alleged efforts to conduct hostile activities in the United Kingdom through proxies. Vahid Aberi was charged under the UK’s National Security Act, authorities said. He was arrested and taken to a police […]
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