UK Charges 39-Year-Old Vahid Aberi With Assisting Iran's Intelligence Service
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Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 17
UK Charges 39-Year-Old Vahid Aberi With Assisting Iran's Intelligence Service
3 articles · Updated · bbc.co.uk · Jul 17
Summary
Vahid Aberi, 39, was charged under the National Security Act after a Counter Terrorism Policing investigation into alleged assistance to Iran's intelligence service.
Birmingham police arrested Aberi on Wednesday, then searched properties in Birmingham and Liverpool before remanding him in custody.
Westminster Magistrates' Court is due to hear the case later, marking the next step in a prosecution tied to suspected foreign intelligence activity.
Counter Terrorism Policing said the case reflects a sustained rise in national security investigations but that officers have found no direct threat to the public, any community or any individual.