British taxi driver appears in court accused of spying for Iran on RAF base
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An alleged Iranian spy accused of conducting surveillance on a British military base in Cyprus has appeared in court to contest his extradition to the United Kingdom, in what prosecutors describe as a landmark national security case.Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual British and Azerbaijani national from Islington, north London, is accused of spying on RAF Akrotiri - Britain's military base in Cyprus - and passing intelligence to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
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Mr Sultanov appeared before Limassol District Court yesterday as extradition proceedings formally began, where he strongly denied all allegations against him and is now being held in custody.Dressed in a black pro-Palestine T-shirt, he spoke only in Azerbaijani through a court-appointed interpreter, and repeatedly told the court he was struggling to understand the proceedings.
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