0 View Comments JERUSALEM (AP) — A former Israeli government minister, once imprisoned for trying to smuggle drugs, is back behind bars after being charged with spying for archenemy Iran, the country's internal security agency said Monday. The Shin Bet said Gonen Segev was extradited from Guinea and arrested upon arrival in Israel last month on suspicion of "committing offenses of assisting the enemy in war and spying against the state of Israel." It said Segev, a former energy minister, acted as an agent for Iranian intelligence and relayed information "connected to the energy market and security sites in Israel including buildings and officials in political and security organizations." Lawyers representing Segev issued a statement that did not reject or accept the accusations, only saying that the indictment "portrays a different picture" than what the Shin Bet says. Segev, who served in the Cabinet under Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in the mid-1990s, was arrested in 2004 … [Read more...] about Israel arrests former government minister for Iran spying
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Former Israeli lawmaker accused of spying for Iran, passing along sensitive information
Gonen Segev, a former Israeli lawmaker, has been accused of spying for Iran. (Getty Images) A former Israeli lawmaker has been accused of spying for Iran after being caught passing sensitive information to sources in Tehran, including details about Israel’s energy sector and the identities of government officials, its Shin Bet security service announced Monday. Gonen Segev, a physician who served as energy and infrastructure minister from 1992 to 1995, previously was jailed in 2005 for trying to smuggle more than 30,000 ecstasy tablets into Israel from the Netherlands and forging a diplomatic passport. He was released in 2007 but taken into custody again last month after returning to Israel. In a statement, Shin Bet said the Jerusalem District Prosecutor’s Office submitted charges against Segev on Friday accusing him of aiding an enemy country, spying against Israel, and passing multiple messages to an enemy. Segev, who in recent years has resided in Nigeria, … [Read more...] about Former Israeli lawmaker accused of spying for Iran, passing along sensitive information
Israeli Former Government Minister Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for Iran
World Israel has arrested former energy minister Gonen Segev on suspicion of spying for Iran, Israeli media reported Monday. Police arrested Segev last month on suspicion of assisting the enemy in a time of war and of spying against the State of Israel following an investigation by Israel's internal security agency Shin Bet. Former Israeli energy minister Gonen Segev (C) appears at the Tel Aviv district tribunal 22 April 2004. Segev was remanded in custody after having been arrested on suspicion of attempted drug-trafficking. He now stands accused of spying for Iran. Getty Images The Jerusalem District Prosecutor's Office filed an indictment against Segev Friday, accusing him of aiding an enemy country, spying against Israel, and passing multiple messages to an enemy. Recommended Slideshows 51 In Pictures: The 50 Most Powerful Military Forces in the World 61 Every World Press Photo Winner Ever: 60 Images That Define Our World 51 The World's … [Read more...] about Israeli Former Government Minister Arrested on Suspicion of Spying for Iran
Man Executed in Iran Over Officers’ Deaths at Protest
Sections SEARCH Skip to content Skip to site index Middle East Subscribe Log In Subscribe Log In Advertisement Supported by ByThomas Erdbrink June 18, 2018 TEHRAN — The Iranian authorities hanged a man on Monday, three months after he was convicted in the deaths of three police officers who were run over and killed by a bus driver during a protest by followers of a mystical Sufi strain of Islam. The man, Mohammad Salas, was accused of being the bus driver involved in the officers’ deaths during protests in February by Gonabadi Dervishes, a sect that the clerical government has designated a challenge to mainstream Shiite theology. Mr. Salas’s trial before a revolutionary court, in March, was broadcast live on state television — with the feed cut during his defense — and his execution was taken as a message to potential dissidents challenging the authorities over rising prices. Before the trial, the head … [Read more...] about Man Executed in Iran Over Officers’ Deaths at Protest
Time to Make Up After Fighting Over Iran
When President Trump pulled out of the Iran nuclear deal, he began the process of reimposing sanctions—including drastic penalties for European companies doing business in Iran. That enraged America’s European allies. “With friends like Trump, who needs enemies?” said Donald Tusk, president of the European Council, at a press conference after the announcement. Mr. Trump’s decision to reimpose sanctions was based on a sound reading of vital American and Western security interests. But something basic has been absent from his... … [Read more...] about Time to Make Up After Fighting Over Iran