A Former Israeli Cabinet Minister Has Been Charged With Spying For Iran

Gonen Segev is charged with "assisting an enemy during a time of war" and espionage

BBC: Israel charges ex-minister Gonen Segev with spying for Iran

Israel has charged a former cabinet minister with spying for Iran, the Shin Bet internal security service says.

Gonen Segev, a medical doctor who served as energy minister in the 1990s, was allegedly recruited by Iranian intelligence while living in Nigeria.

He was detained during a visit to Equatorial Guinea in May and extradited following a request by Israeli police.

The 62 year old was jailed for five years in 2005 for smuggling drugs and forging a diplomatic passport.

He also had his medical licence revoked, but he was allowed to work as a physician in Nigeria when he moved there after his release from prison in

2007.

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