London police identified Rashad Sultanov, a 44-year-old British-Azeri taxi driver from London, as the suspect arrested in Cyprus on July 17 on suspicion of conducting hostile surveillance of the British Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri for Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Britain is seeking his extradition, according to police.
London police have identified the suspect arrested in Cyprus on July 17 on suspicion of espionage for Iran as Rashad Sultanov, a 44-year-old British-Azeri citizen and London taxi driver. Sultanov was arrested by Cypriot authorities on July 17 for allegedly conducting hostile surveillance of the Royal Air Force base at Akrotiri, a British overseas territory in Cyprus, and passing information to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC). Britain is seeking his extradition, according to London police. Earlier reports from Cypriot authorities and the BBC had indicated a British citizen was detained, but his identity and details were not disclosed until the police statement. Sultanov faces potential extradition and prosecution under the UK's National Security Act. The investigation is ongoing.
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