Turkey exposed a spy network works for Israel

An indictment prepared by the Turkish Public Prosecution on the case of the espionage network working for Israel revealed that some of the defendants sent scenes they had taken using cameras hidden in glasses to an employee of the Israeli intelligence service.

The list indicated that the network, consisting of 16 people, carried out spying operations on Palestinian and Syrian foreign nationals and civil society organizations, for the benefit of Israeli intelligence in exchange for money.

Earlier on Friday, the Turkish Public Prosecution demanded 15-20 years in prison for the accused, for having committed the crime of international espionage on behalf of Israeli intelligence by monitoring the work of foreign organizations in Turkey, the lives of foreigners and their foreign connections, especially the Palestinians.

The prosecution accused these people of “providing information about state security,” “political or military espionage,” “disclosing information about the state’s security and political interests,” and “disclosing confidential information that should be kept hidden”.

The indictment stated that the accused, Abdelkader Barakat, who entered Turkey unofficially at the end of 2015, was managing the transfer of funds to the espionage network in Turkey.

The transfer process was carried out in complete secrecy through remittance offices and encrypted money accounts, and some payments were made by mail.

Barakat admitted that he communicated with Israeli intelligence employee Ahmed Zaid, whose file was dismissed because he is abroad, but he indicated that the money transfer process was for commercial purposes, and that he participated in making these transfers because he needed money.

The list indicated that the accused, Barakat, had assumed the post of courier in the espionage network, in line with Zaid’s instructions.

As for the accused, Abd al Rahman Abu Nawa, he was previously arrested by Israeli intelligence in 2011.

After he communicated with Ahmed Zaid through a person who stayed with him in prison for 8 days, he was appointed (Abu Nawa) as a field official for the Israeli intelligence.

Abu Nawa stated that he received instructions from Zaid to photograph several specific locations, and the filming process was carried out using a camera hidden in glasses, and the information was transmitted through a special program that scans the Wi-Fi networks.

The defendant photographed the house of a Palestinian religious scholar and collected information about Palestinians residing in Turkey, in exchange for cryptocurrencies and money through international transfers or remittance offices, according to the same regulation.

The prosecution list confirms that Abu Nawa adhered to the instructions he received and in complete secrecy throughout this period, and was able to collect and transmit information against people residing in Turkey, which constitutes a threat to Turkish national security.

The accused, Abdul Hakim al Zamil, transmitted sensitive and confidential information about the locations of the clashes, which he obtained from groups on WhatsApp and from other sources, by communicating by phone with another person, in exchange for money.

The regulation stressed that the information transmitted by al Zamil constitutes a threat to Turkish national security.

The prosecution list stated that the accused, Muhammad Salhab, secretly sent reports against the nature of the work of Palestinian associations and circles active in Turkey and their relations, and important people, in return for a fee.

The accused prepared reports containing detailed personal information about workers in Palestinian organizations and associations, such as residence addresses, their photos, email addresses, and phone numbers.

The regulation stated that the information leaked by this accused against Palestinian institutions and organizations operating in Turkey would pose a threat to people and residents in Turkey.

Salhab leaked information in encrypted ways about figures belonging to the “Hamas” and “Fatah” movements.

The accused, Raed Ashour, admitted that he had carried out espionage activities under the supervision of the Israeli intelligence since 1997, according to the prosecutor’s list, and that he was sent in 1998 to Turkey on the instructions of the intelligence service.

He added that he met a foreign intelligence officer in Palestine, who offered him to collect information on the “Islamic Jihad” and “Hamas” movements, in return for a promise to pay him a fixed salary.

The list stated that Ashour held meetings inside the Israeli consulate in Istanbul, and that he was working to collect information about the “Hamas” and “Fatah” movements, as well as collecting information about some Turkish citizens or residents in Turkey.