Australia has accused the Iranian regime of carrying out espionage activities on its territory

The government of Australia charged on Tuesday Iran of spy on anti-regime activists and dissidents in Tehran who inhabit the ocean country.

Australian Home Secretary, Claire O’Neilsaid the intelligence agency disrupted late last year “the activities of individuals who had carried out home surveillance (in Australia) of an Iranian-Australianas part of the protests against Tehran.

“In Australia it is perfectly legal to criticize a foreign regimeas tens of thousands of people across the country have done in response to events in Iran,” the Australian National University Security College Minister said.

These protests, which erupted in Iran after the Sept. 16 death, Mahsa Amini after being arrested by the Police of morality for wearing the Islamic veil wrongly, have been replicated in many countries, including Australia.

O’Neil reiterated during his speech that the Australian authorities they will be “relentless” against any act of foreign interference try to act on its territory which, according to the minister, is not limited to Iran alone.

“We are not going to back down and see Australians or even visitors to our country being surveilled and tracked by foreign governments on our soil,” the minister stressed.

“To the Shadow States, I have a simple message: we are watching you.. When their operations are in the national interest, we will find out,” O’Neil warned, promising that his government would act transparently and reveal countries and acts of interference in Australia by other countries.

In recent years, Australian authorities have watched with concern countries like China, Iran, Rwanda and Cambodia intimidate and monitor their political opponents in this ocean countrypointed out today the public channel ABC.

Given this scenario, Australia has in recent years approved a battery of laws to block foreign interference in the country’s politics and economy, particularly that of Beijing, which is accused of being behind computer attacks against universities and government entities and is suspected of financing certain politicians and journalists.

Tehran, through its Revolutionary Guards, has harshly suppressed protests over the death of Mahsa Amini in whichSince its creation, there have been more than 500 deaths and dozens of arrests, which has generated demonstrations of solidarity around the world, including in Australia.

(With information from EFE and AFP)

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