Politics Iranian media: Swiss man allegedly collected soil samples
According to Iranian media, the Swiss prisoner who died in an Iranian prison is said to have secretly taken soil samples. He was subsequently arrested by the Iranian secret service last October on suspicion of espionage.
10.01.2025, 14:43
10.01.2025, 14:44
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The man was arrested during the Israeli airstrike on Iran at the end of October 2024, reported the portal Nurnews, which maintains good contacts in the Iranian security apparatus. The intelligence service had accused him of taking soil samples in a desert region.
The man was then arrested by the secret service and taken to Semnan prison, almost 200 kilometers east of the Iranian capital Tehran. According to official statements, he took his own life there on Thursday.
The Iranians are said to have arrested not only the Swiss national but also a network of collaborators, reported the Iranian news portal Tabnak.
