Chechen native jailed in UK for spying on Iranian opposition TV channel
Kyiv • UNN
Mohammed Dovtayev was sentenced to 3.5 years for spying on an opposition TV channel in London with the aim of a potential terrorist attack. He claimed to be interested in architecture, but prosecutors proved that his goal was to identify security vulnerabilities.
The Central Criminal Court in England and Wales jailed a native of the Russian region of Chechnya, Mohammed Hussein Dovtaev, for spying on an opposition TV channel from Iran. Magomed-Guseyn Dovtaev, a native of the Russian region of Chechnya, was sentenced to death. This was reported by Sky News. This was reported by Sky News, according to UNN .
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Dovtayev, 31, was accused of conducting surveillance of Iran International's headquarters in London as part of a plan by others to carry out a terrorist attack against the TV channel.
This week, he was found guilty on one charge of attempting to collect information useful for terrorist activities. activities.
Today, Dovtayev was sentenced to three years and six months in prison. He will have to serve another two-thirds of his sentence with deducting the time he has already spent in custody.
When asked in court why he was interested in the Chiswick Business Park building, where the TV channel is located, and its Dovtayev said he was "fascinated by the architecture".
The prosecutor's office said that Dovtaev, a citizen of Austrian citizen, originally from Chechnya, secretly filmed footage on his phone to "identify vulnerabilities" in the media company's security that could be exploited by by other people.
It is noted that the channel has been criticizing the Iranian government for years. the Iranian government and publicly accuses it of human rights violations.
