Jan 9, 2019, 11:50 AM

Ex-Israeli min. charged with ‘spying for Iran’ sentenced to 11 yrs in prison

Ex-Israeli min. charged with ‘spying for Iran’ sentenced to 11 yrs in prison

TEHRAN, Jan. 09 (MNA) – A former Israeli regime's energy minister has been convicted of ‘spying for Iran’ and received a sentence of 11 years in prison under a plea bargain reached between his lawyers and the regime’s prosecutors on Wednesday.

According to Israeli regime’s local news agencies, Gonen Segev, a former energy minister from 1995 to 1996, has been convicted of “passing information” to Iran and engaging in acts of “espionage” against the Tel Aviv regime.

The ex-official was detained and extradited to Tel Aviv during a visit to Equatorial Guinea in May.

The Israeli regime's court has found him guilty of these charges and sentecned him to 11 years in prison.

MNA/PR

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