Petah Tikva Man Sentenced to over 13 Years in Prison for Carrying Out Tasks for Iranian Agent
Alexander Granovsky received thousands of dollars for missions, including arson and filming strategic sites, in a sentence prosecutors called a deterrent.
- On Wednesday, the Lod District Court sentenced Alexander Granovsky of Petah Tikva to 13.5 years in prison for committing security offenses against Israel, marking the harshest sentence to date for Israelis recruited by Iranian operatives via social media.
- Following instructions from an Iranian handler, Granovsky maintained ongoing contact via Telegram, filming power stations and the residence of Benny Gantz while setting fire to nine vehicles and recruiting others to carry out violent operations.
- Convicted on all charges, Granovsky confessed to providing information to the enemy and defacing property; he received thousands of dollars through a digital wallet, even pressing his handler to assign more significant tasks.
- The Central District Prosecutor stated: "The State Prosecutor's Office views with utmost severity any form of cooperation with agents operating on behalf of hostile entities," emphasizing deterrence against future espionage.
- Recent months have uncovered a series of espionage incidents, including minors in Haifa photographing strategic sites and an Israeli-Russian journalist arrested at Ben Gurion Airport on suspicion of serious security offenses.
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Alexander Granovsky convicted of setting 9 vehicles on fire and photographing power facilities on behalf of Iranian operative
Petah Tikva man sentenced to over 13 years in prison for carrying out tasks for Iranian agent
Alexander Granovsky admitted to setting nine vehicles on fire and sending his handler footage of sensitive locations. Prosecutors say the sentence is the harshest yet in this series of cases.
An Israeli court sentenced a man to more than 13 years in prison for spying for Iran - Aleksander Granovski was found guilty of setting fire to nine vehicles and photographing energy facilities at the behest of an Iranian operative
Occupied Jerusalem: An Israeli court sentenced a man to 31 and a half years in prison on Wednesday after convicting him of spying for Iran, in what is considered the harshest sentence of its kind in such cases, according to Hebrew media. Channel 7 reported that the sentence was handed down by the Central District Court in Lod against Alexander Granovsky, 31, a resident of Petah Tikva. He was convicted […]
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