"Nematollah Shahsavani, 40, and Alireza Farasati, 22, have each been charged with engaging in conduct that is likely to assist a foreign intelligence service between 9 July 2025 and 15 August 2025, contrary to section 3 (2) of the National Security Act 2023. The charge relates to carrying out activities in the UK such as gathering information and undertaking reconnaissance of targets. The country to which the charge relates is Iran."
"The men were arrested on Friday March 6 as part of an investigation into alleged surveillance of locations and individuals linked to the Jewish community in the London area. The alleged offences occurred between July 9 2025 and August 15 2025, Counter Terrorism Police London said."
Two men, Nematollah Shahsavani (40, dual Iranian-British national) and Alireza Farasati (22, Iranian national), have been charged under the National Security Act 2023 for engaging in conduct likely to assist Iranian foreign intelligence. The alleged offences involved gathering information and conducting reconnaissance of targets linked to the Jewish community in the London area between July 9 and August 15, 2025. Both men were arrested on March 6 and are scheduled to appear at Westminster Magistrates' Court. The Crown Prosecution Service's Special Crime and Counter Terrorism Division authorized the prosecution following investigation by Counter Terrorism Police London and the Metropolitan Police's Counter Terrorism Command.
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