Iranian judicial authorities confirmed the execution this Saturday of a individual convicted of spying for Israel, as announced by the Iranian Mizan agency, considered in all respects as the communications organ of the Iranian judiciary.
The individual, identified as Aqil Keshavarz, … He was arrested in May while taking photos of a military base in the northwestern Iranian city of Urmia, where the convict was eventually executed.
“When you check your cell phone, a message from the Israeli regime has been discovered and a person with the username “Osher,” which heightened suspicions about his ties to the aforementioned regime,” according to the agency’s statement.
During a search of the hotel where he was staying, Iranian security forces discovered “a coded notebook with the names and addresses of certain security agencies,” a discovery that eventually certified his arrest.
According to the investigations and the statements of the accused, cited by Mizan, “he had proceeded more than 200 missions for the Israeli intelligence service until his arrest” in the cities of Tehran, Isfahan, Urmia and Shahroud.
“The sentence was executed this morning (Saturday December 19, 2021) after its approval by the Supreme Court,” confirms the agency.
At least 10 people executed for spying for Israel
Since Israeli attacks on Iranian nuclear and other strategic facilities in June, as well as the targeted assassinations of several Iranian generals and nuclear experts, Iranian authorities have arrested many suspicious people spy for Israel. According to estimates by the DPA agency, at least 10 people were executed under these conditions.
Human rights groups have long criticized Iran’s widespread use of the death penalty, accusing authorities of using executions to intimidate dissidents. Almost 1,000 people were executed in the country last year, according to the United Nations.
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