An investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command has led to a man who attempted...

Published: 2:03 pm December 22, 2023
Updated: 11:35 am October 8, 2025
Man jailed for attempted hostile reconnaissance at Persian-language media company site media company being jailed for three-and-a-half years

An investigation by the Met’s Counter Terrorism Command has led to a man who attempted to carry out hostile reconnaissance at the now-former site of a Persian-language media company being jailed for three-and-a-half years.

Magomed-Husejn Dovtaev, 31, an Austrian national, visited Chiswick Business Park in February this year. He was spotted by security guards as he was taking a close interest in a building where media company Iran International was based at that time.

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