Egyptian news reports that Abdel Rezek Hussein was arrested at Cairo’s airport in August, in the possession of print and electronic documents that included the resumes of Egyptian youth.
Haaretz
A Cairo court yesterday sentenced an Egyptian businessman to life in prison following his conviction for spying on behalf of Israel.
Tarek Abdel Rezek Hussein, 37, was convicted of recruiting operatives for the Mossad and of giving the espionage agency information about young Egyptians and Israeli Arabs who might be ripe for recruiting, as well as of providing intelligence about the popular mood in Egypt and other Arab states, including Syria. Abdel Rezek Hussein, the owner of an import-export firm, was arrested in August. Two Israeli citizens who were tried in absentia alongside him, accused of being his Mossad handlers, were also sentenced to life terms. The two were not in Egyptian custody.
The Egyptian press had dubbed the affair the “Indian Trap,” because the Egyptian defendant allegedly first met his handlers at the Egyptian embassy in India. According to Egyptian news reports, Abdel Rezek Hussein was arrested at Cairo’s airport in August, in the possession of print and electronic documents that included the resumes of Egyptian and other Arab young people.
According to Egyptian reports, he went to China in 2006 in search of work. In early 2007, according to the prosecution, he sent an email with his contact details to a Mossad address. One of the alleged Mossad agents who was sentenced yesterday, one Joseph Dimur, called him and they arranged to meet in India. Dimur allegedly questioned the Egyptian about his motives for wanting to help the Mossad and provided him with $1,500 for expenses as well as a laptop computer.
Abdel Rezek Hussein allegedly set up two fake exim and telecommunications firms in Southeast Asia and obtained dozens of resumes after advertising for employees from Egypt, Syria and other Arab states.
