The German Prosecutor's Office announced this Thursday that it has filed charges against two men, a Danish citizen identified as Alí S. and an Afghan named Tawab M., accused of allegedly spying on behalf of Iranian authorities and planning attacks against people of Jewish origin.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office in a statement, Alí S. is suspected of having carried out espionage work, in addition to preparing possible acts of sabotage and "participating in crimes such as arson and homicide," while Tawab M., considered his collaborator, is charged with "attempting to participate" in a murder offense.
Investigators have gathered evidence suggesting that Alí S., a resident of Denmark with ties to Iran's Revolutionary Guard, was tasked with gathering information on prominent figures in the Jewish community, including the president of the Central Council of Jews, Josef Schuster, and the president of the German-Israeli Society, Volker Beck, as well as several commercial establishments.
The main accused also allegedly tried to recruit other people for future attacks, which led him to contact the second defendant. The latter allegedly agreed to hand over a weapon to a third party whom he "incited to murder" Beck. Both suspects were arrested in Denmark in 2025 and remain in pre-trial detention since their extradition to German authorities that same year.