"In a December 16 statement to RFE/RL's Radio Farda, the Swedish Foreign Ministry said it is "in touch with the man's family" and that he "is being represented by legal counsel." The ministry declined to provide further details "out of consideration for consular confidentiality and in order not to hinder our work." Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said on December 16 that the Iranian-Swedish dual national "was recruited by Israeli intelligence in 2023,""
"Jahangir added -- in apparent contradiction to the timeline -- that the accused entered Iran "one month before the start" of the 12-day war with Israel in June and was staying in a villa near Karaj, 45 kilometers northeast of Tehran. Earlier, the head of Alborz Province's justice department said the man was detained by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) on the war's fourth day, June 16."
Sweden confirmed that an Iranian-Swedish dual national is in Iranian custody and that officials are in touch with his family and legal counsel. The Swedish Foreign Ministry declined to provide further details citing consular confidentiality. Judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir said the man was recruited by Israeli intelligence in 2023, traveled to the occupied territories, carried electronic espionage equipment, and confessed to spying. Jahangir said the accused entered Iran one month before the June 12-day war and stayed in a villa near Karaj, while provincial officials said the IRGC detained him on June 16. Iran detained thousands during the war and has executed several convicted of pre-war spying.
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