Federal prosecutors said Wednesday that Maysam P., whose last name
wasn't given in accordance with German privacy laws, was arrested in
Berlin on Oct. 23.
He's accused of spying since December 2013 for Iran on the opposition group known as the People's Mujahedin of Iran, or MEK, which is active in Germany
and elsewhere. He's suspected of researching opposition members and
passing the information on to a contact in Iranian intelligence in
exchange for money.
German authorities say they searched his apartment and those of five
other suspects thought to have been involved in collecting information
on MEK members. The investigation is ongoing.
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