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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
National
Daniel Boffey Chief reporter

Greek man appears in court charged with spying on Iranian journalist in London

Facade of Westminster magistrates court
Aidinidis was charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service, believed to be Iran. Photograph: Teri Pengilley/The Guardian

A Greek national has been accused of spying on an Iranian journalist in the UK by using a covert camera hidden inside a sock, a court has heard.

Ioannis Aidinidis, who was born in Georgia and lives in Germany, is alleged to have carried out surveillance on a London-based journalist working for Iran International, a Persian-language TV channel.

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