Itongadol.- A 64-year old Israeli man was arrested at Ben-Gurion Airport on Monday at the request of US authorities on suspicion of illegally selling military equipment to Iran.
The resident of central Israel was indicted in a US federal court on charges including the export of US military equipment without a license and money laundering between 2000-2004, as well as more recently selling security equipment to Iran in contradiction of a presidential decree.
The State Attorney\’s Office Department of International Affairs is requesting that the Jerusalem Magistrate\’s Court extend the suspects remand by 20 days in order to allow US authorities to issue a formal extradition request.
The suspect was previously sentenced to six months in prison for a conviction on charges of unlicensed trade of American military equipment.
He was attempting to depart Israel when he was arrested Sunday at Ben-Gurion Airport.
US authorities were expected to file an extradition request within 60 days.