Two men person pleaded not blameworthy to carrying retired surveillance connected Jewish and Israeli sites crossed London connected behalf of Iran's quality service.
Nematollah Shahsavani, 41, and Alireza Farasati, 22, are accused of engaging successful behaviour apt to assistance a overseas quality work nether the National Security Act 2023.
Prosecutors allege the brace carried retired hostile reconnaissance astatine respective locations betwixt 9 July and 15 August past year.
Targets allegedly included the Israeli embassy and consulate, a pistillate said to beryllium of involvement to Iran, a college, and Britain's oldest synagogue.
Both defendants entered their not not blameworthy pleas during an quality astatine the Old Bailey connected Friday. Farasati appeared successful idiosyncratic successful the dock, portion Shahsavani attended via video nexus from HMP Pentonville.
The tribunal antecedently heard that constabulary confiscated physics devices from Farasati, a barber, erstwhile helium was stopped connected 14 August past year.
Prosecutors allege that Shahsavani directed Farasati to show and stitchery quality connected London's Jewish and Israeli communities. Shahsavani, who works arsenic a car salesman and transportation driver, was allegedly acting connected instructions from Iranian intelligence.
Shahsavani, a dual British-Iranian nationalist and begetter of 2 from North Finchley, northbound London, has lived successful the UK since 2009.
Farasati, an Iranian nationalist surviving successful Colindale, north-west London, arrived successful Britain arsenic a 17-year-old successful 2021.
Mrs Judge Cheema-Grubb scheduled a further pre-trial proceeding for 12 February, with a afloat proceedings owed to statesman astatine the Old Bailey connected 26 April adjacent year.
Both men, who were detained successful March, stay successful custody.
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