- A British man, Rashad Sultanov, 44, a dual UK and Azerbaijani national, has been arrested in Cyprus.
- He is suspected of conducting "hostile surveillance" at RAF Akrotiri and sharing information with the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC).
- Sultanov was arrested on 17 July and is currently held in custody as extradition proceedings are underway.
- The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has authorised charges against him under the National Security Act.
- This marks the first investigation using the National Security Act for alleged offences in an overseas territory, following incidents at RAF Akrotiri between May and June last year.
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