Liverpool man charged on suspicion of spying for Iran
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- A 39-year-old man from Liverpool has been charged under UK national security laws after a counter-terrorism investigation linked to Iran.
- Police searched properties in Birmingham and Liverpool following his arrest.
A Liverpool man has been charged on suspicion of spying for Iran following an investigation by UK counter-terrorism police.
Counter Terrorism Policing London said Vahid Aberi, 39, was arrested on Wednesday in the Birmingham area on suspicion of assisting a foreign intelligence service.
"The country to which the investigation relates is Iran," the force said in a statement.
Aberi was taken to a police station in the West Midlands, while officers carried out searches at addresses in Birmingham and Liverpool.
The arrest forms part of a wider UK investigation into alleged foreign intelligence activity. Authorities have not released further details about the allegations or the specific activities under investigation.
Under British law, suspects are presumed innocent unless and until proven guilty in court.
