Petah Tikva man sentenced to thirteen-and-a-half years for carrying out tasks for Iranian agent
Alexander Granovsky admitted to setting nine vehicles on fire and sending his handler footage of sensitive locations. Prosecutors say the sentence is the harshest yet in this series of cases.
The Central District Court in Lod has sentenced Alexander Granovsky, a man from Petah Tikva, to 13 and a half years in prison for carrying out paid assignments for an Iranian agent. These tasks included setting vehicles on fire and photographing locations at the handler's request. The prosecution described this as the harshest sentence in a series of cases against people recruited by Iranian agents through social media.
Granovsky pleaded guilty to multiple charges, including contact with a foreign agent, passing information to an enemy, arson, and property defacement. The sentencing took into account his guilty plea and acceptance of responsibility, as well as his financial motive and remorse.
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