"The two defendants are suspected of assisting the Iranian Intelligence Service (IIS) by conducting hostile surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Israeli and Jewish community. Mr Shahsavani is said to have tasked Mr Farasati to conduct the surveillance activity against Israeli and Jewish sites and possible targets linked to the Iranian intelligence service."
"Sites include the Jewish Community Centre in north London and Bevis Marks Synagogue in central London, which is Britain's oldest synagogue, the Sternberg Centre for Judaism in Finchley and the Community Security Trust charity, the court heard."
Two men, Nematollah Shahsavani (40, dual Iranian-British national) and Alireza Farasati (22, Iranian national), appeared in Westminster Magistrates' Court charged with engaging in contact likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between July and August. Metropolitan Police arrested them following a counter-terrorism investigation into alleged surveillance of London locations and individuals. Prosecutors allege Shahsavani tasked Farasati with conducting hostile surveillance targeting Israeli and Jewish community sites, including the Jewish Community Centre, Bevis Marks Synagogue, Sternberg Centre for Judaism, and Community Security Trust. A woman suspected of being a Mossad agent was also allegedly targeted. The case is indictable only and will proceed to the Old Bailey, with both defendants remanded in custody pending a hearing on 17 April.
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