A Greek national has been accused of aiding Iranian spies by using a covert camera hidden inside a sock to target a London-based journalist working for Iran International TV, a court has heard.
Ioannis Aidinidis, 46, appeared before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Friday charged with assisting a foreign intelligence service – believed to be Iran – under the National Security Act after an investigation by Counter Terrorism Policing (CTP) London.
Aidinidis, who is Georgian-born but lives in Munich, Germany, is alleged to have travelled to Britain on two occasions – in April and May 2026 – to carry out surveillance on a London-based
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