WANA (Jul 15) – Germany’s Federal Prosecutor’s Office has announced that a Danish citizen accused of spying on Jewish institutions in Berlin on behalf of Iran has been extradited from Denmark to Germany. If convicted, he could face up to 10 years in prison.

 

Prosecutors stated that a man identified as “Ali S.” collected information in June about three Jewish sites in Berlin, allegedly in preparation for potential future attacks.

 

According to the news outlet Euractiv, which cited claims linking the man’s activities to Iran, Denmark has extradited a suspect accused of spying on Jewish institutions in Berlin on behalf of Iran.

 

In an official statement released Tuesday, the German Federal Prosecutor’s Office confirmed that a formal arrest warrant had been issued for the Danish national.

 

The suspect, referred to only as “Ali S.” by authorities, was handed over to Germany on Monday after being arrested in the Danish city of Aarhus.

 

Prosecutors allege that Ali S. gathered intelligence in June on three Jewish locations in Berlin, possibly to facilitate future attacks.

 

Euractiv further reported that Ali S., suspected of acting on behalf of Iranian intelligence services, could face a 10-year prison sentence if found guilty.

 

His arrest was based on intelligence provided by Germany’s domestic security agency, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution. The Federal Criminal Police Office also participated in the investigation.

 

According to reports by Der Spiegel magazine and the public broadcaster ARD, the 53-year-old suspect is of Afghan origin and was allegedly operating on behalf of Iran. These outlets also claimed that he had been monitoring the headquarters of the “German-Israeli Society.”

 

Following the incident, Germany’s Foreign Ministry summoned the Iranian ambassador on July 1.

 

On June 30, German prosecutors announced that a Danish national had been arrested on suspicion of spying for Iran, specifically targeting Jewish sites and individuals in Berlin. The Iranian Embassy in Berlin, however, rejected and condemned the accusations published in German media.

 

In a statement on X, the German Foreign Ministry reiterated that it would not tolerate any threat to the lives of Jewish people in Germany, emphasizing: “The suspicion against a man in Denmark of allegedly spying for Iran must be thoroughly investigated.”

 

Prior to this, the Iranian Embassy in Berlin had dismissed the German media reports, stating: “These unfounded and dangerous allegations appear to be part of a targeted campaign aimed at distracting public opinion from the recent aggression by the Zionist regime on Iranian territory, which resulted in the martyrdom of nearly a thousand Iranians, including women, children, and scientists.”