Israeli ex-minister jailed for 11 years for spying for Iran

Baku. 9 January. REPORT.AZ/ Former Israeli energy and infrastructure minister Gonen Segev charged with spying for the country's arch-foe Iran has reached a plea bargain with prosecutors that will see him serve 11 years in prison, Report informs citing the Jerusalem Post.

Segev was arrested in May and extradited from Equatorial Guinea to Israel. He had been living in Nigeria since being released from prison on a drug smuggling rap in 2007.

According to the intelligence services of Israel, Segev first met with Iranian intelligence services in Nigeria in 2012. He also secretly visited Iran twice and met with Iranians in different countries.