Five Spies Arrested at Gov’t Bodies
IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK
TEHRAN – Five spies have been apprehended at the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Ministry of Defense and Logistics of the Armed Forces and the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI).
A spokesperson for the Judiciary said two of the spies have received final conviction verdicts.
“In recent months, five Iranians who were spying for foreign intelligence services have been arrested … They were spying for Israel, Britain and Germany. Two of those spies have been convicted and sentenced to prison,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said in a weekly press conference.
“Masoud Mosahab, serving as the secretary general of the Iran-Austria Friendship Association, spied for Mossad (the Israeli secret service) and Germany’s secret service,” said the spokesperson.
“He has been sentenced to 10 years behind bars, and his verdict is final,” the spokesperson added.
“Shahram Shirkhani, who spied for Britain, has also received a final ruling. He tried to poison the minds of some managers and recruit elements for the UK’s secret service,” added the spokesperson.
“He had provided the enemy with information about our agreements in domains of the Central Bank, Melli Bank and the defense ministry,” said the spokesperson.
He also said that the country is facing an all-out war waged by the enemies’ media empire.
Esmaili said that today the Iranian society is facing two major problems which are sanctions and distortion (of facts).
Iran’s judiciary spokesman went on to explain further that just as the way the Islamic Iran is countering the economic war, it is also witnessing an all-out war waged by the enemies’ media empire by adhering to distortion as a tool against the Islamic system of Iran.
Esmaili added: “In fighting against media war and distortion by enemies, the importance of journalism becomes more and more apparent to us. “
Reacting to the closing down of a Persian daily, he said the Judiciary has not closed down any media outlet or arrested any journalist in the past year but he advised the media persons to stay away from the security issues because they are red lines and the Judiciary has to take action.
