An alleged Iranian spy is facing extradition to the UK from Cyprus after being accused of carrying out ‘hostile surveillance’ of RAF Akrotiri for the Islamic Revolutionary Guards.
Taxi driver Rashad Sultanov, 45, a dual British-Azerbaijani national who claimed to import pomegranate juice into the UK, is suspected of monitoring RAF fighter jet movements for Tehran.
Sultanov, who has links to north London and Leicester and has denied the allegations, appeared at Limassol District Court on Thursday wearing a pro-Palestine T-shirt as he fought extradition.
His lawyer Efstathios Efstathiou successfully convinced a judge that Sultanov’s case should be adjourned until next week until his client was
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