Under the title “Scorpion of the Desert”, the National Intelligence Service (EYP) has initiated a plan to combat espionage activities and attempted sabotage at the US base at Souda and other American bases and installations in Greece. The plan was put into effect following the escalation in the Middle East and the arrest of the Georgian/Azeri accused of spying after having taken photographs of the aircraft carrier Gerald R. Ford in Souda Bay.
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A new case of spying uncovered at Souda
During the US-Israeli attacks on Iran’s nuclear facilities in June of last year, two cases of spying were discovered, one related to the NATO base at Souda and the other to military bases in Cyprus. In both cases the perpetrators were of Azeri origin and suspected of having links with Iran’s Revolutionary Guards. Another case of suspected spying at Souda has now come to light, with a 36-year-old Georgian, also of Azeri origin, being found to have photographed the movements of warships at the base in the period before the outbreak of the current war.
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With contemporary governments increasingly concerned with security, and travellers ever more determined to obtain Instagram-worthy records of their trips, there have been regular cases over the past few years of innocent tourists being arrested for spying in different countries while taking photographs which turned out to include sensitive installations. Such cases are usually resolved amicably once explanations are given, and the offenders will usually get away with being expelled from the country where they were caught.
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