🔸London police said they have detained a British-Azerbaijani dual national in Cyprus on suspicion of spying for a British military base for the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

🔸Cypriot authorities on 26 Tir, detained 44-year-old Rəşad Sultanov, who lives in north London, and said he will remain in custody until the end of the extradition process.

🔸According to police, Rəşad Sultanov is accused of secretly monitoring the Royal Air Force base in Akrotiri from Ordibehesht to Tir last year and providing the information gathered to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.

🔸This is Britain’s first overseas investigation under the National Security Law.

🔸London’s head of counterterrorism police said the case shows that the law can also be applied to hostile activities against Britain’s military bases abroad.