Iran arrests 5 for spying to foreign countries
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Iran's judiciary announced the arrest of five individuals for passing classified information from Iranian administrative institutions to foreign countries, the local satellite Press TV reported on Wednesday.
Tehran's Prosecutor General Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi said Wednesday that the detainees collaborated with foreign intelligence services for money, the report said.
The arrested people were also linked to foreign countries, including the United States, the official IRNA news agency said.
Dolatabadi cautioned administrators at different governmental centers to exercise vigilance so that the country's intelligence cannot be compromised to the enemy.
"The enemies are not sitting idle. They are striving to collect sensitive data from all organizations as the Americans have initiated some efforts this way," Dolatabadi was quoted as saying by Press TV .
The Tehran prosecutor also added that the captured spies supplied the enemy with information on Iran's judiciary, military, space agencies and the capital city of Tehran, according to Press TV.
The report did not specify the nationality of the arrested people and the time of their arrest.
