Israeli man accused of selling chemical weapons to Iran freed
Iran-related news search engine Kodoom.com quoting Jerusalem Post: Nahum Manbar, an Israeli businessman convicted of selling components of chemical weapons to Iran, walked out of prison on Monday after serving 14-and-a-half years of his 16- year prison sentence. Manbar was convicted in 1998 following a trial that rocked the country and saw then-Mossad chief Shabtai Shavit take the stand against him in a closed-door trial.
Manbar, originally from Kibbutz Givat Haim, was indicted following a Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) and Mossad investigation that began after he had been barred from entering the US on charges of selling chemical weapons components to Tehran. According to the original indictment, in 1990, Manbar used an Iranian intermediary, Barry Hashemi, to contact Majid Abbaspour, formerly Iran’s chief security adviser and head of Tehran’s chemical weapons project.
According to a release-conditions agreement between Manbar’s lawyer, Amnon Zichroni, and the state attorney’s office, Manbar is barred from leaving Israel, from having any contact with foreign nationals and from media interviews.
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