Politics Local November 14, 2024

CIA Official Charged with Leaking Secrets

U.S. authorities charged a CIA official with leaking highly classified documents about Israel's military plans against Iran. The individual, Asif Rahman, was arrested in Cambodia and is expected to face federal court in Goma.


CIA Official Charged with Leaking Secrets

Washington - The French Press Agency reported that U.S. officials accused a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) employee of leaking highly classified documentation about Israeli plans for a military strike against Iran. The accused, holding a high-level security clearance, was charged in Virginia last week, related to the unauthorized retention and transmission of national intelligence information. According to the newspaper 'New York Times', the alleged perpetrator Assef Rahman, who worked for the CIA abroad, was arrested by the federal bureau of investigation in Cambodia and is expected to appear before a federal court in Alexandria on Thursday.

According to American information sources, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) arrested a suspect in the leak of classified documents regarding Israeli attack plans on Iranian military targets.