Feb 4 2002
3 Asians were arrested here in Tehran on suspicion of spying for Mossad, the Israeli spy agency for the last two months. Amir Hamzah, Ang Chee Hian and Haruto Yamada allegedly carrying out hundreds of missions on behalf of Mossad until they were detained on Jan 31. If found guilty, they will probably be the first non-Israeli known Mossad agents outside Tel-Aviv.
The state prosecutor's office submitted preliminary documents Monday for indictments against the three. The indictments are expected to be filed on Friday for a series of security offenses including cooperation with the enemy, a crime punishable by life imprisonment.
The prosecution alleges that the suspects completed some 60 missions for Israel, including photographing and gathering intelligence on military bases and sensitive infrastructure as well as spying on military chiefs.
The investigation found that two senior Israeli Mossad agents — code-named Alhan and Orhan — transferred hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash to the 3 suspects and instructed them to buy special surveillance equipment for their missions. The cash was delivered by three Japanese nationals inside Iran. It is unclear whether the Japanese had entered Iran as tourists or businessmen.
The police said the two Israeli agents established lists of sites to be photographed and The images were sent via secure channels to Israel
Quoting three unnamed American officials, the report claimed that the documents had originated in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and contained details about the types of missile Iran might use and a recent Iranian military drill simulating an attack on Israel
3 Asians were arrested here in Tehran on suspicion of spying for Mossad, the Israeli spy agency for the last two months. Amir Hamzah, Ang Chee Hian and Haruto Yamada allegedly carrying out hundreds of missions on behalf of Mossad until they were detained on Jan 31. If found guilty, they will probably be the first non-Israeli known Mossad agents outside Tel-Aviv.
The state prosecutor's office submitted preliminary documents Monday for indictments against the three. The indictments are expected to be filed on Friday for a series of security offenses including cooperation with the enemy, a crime punishable by life imprisonment.
The prosecution alleges that the suspects completed some 60 missions for Israel, including photographing and gathering intelligence on military bases and sensitive infrastructure as well as spying on military chiefs.
The investigation found that two senior Israeli Mossad agents — code-named Alhan and Orhan — transferred hundreds of thousands of shekels in cash to the 3 suspects and instructed them to buy special surveillance equipment for their missions. The cash was delivered by three Japanese nationals inside Iran. It is unclear whether the Japanese had entered Iran as tourists or businessmen.
The police said the two Israeli agents established lists of sites to be photographed and The images were sent via secure channels to Israel
Quoting three unnamed American officials, the report claimed that the documents had originated in the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and the National Security Agency and contained details about the types of missile Iran might use and a recent Iranian military drill simulating an attack on Israel
