Overview
- The Central District Court in Lod filed charges of maintaining contact with a foreign agent and espionage against Vadim Kupreanov, 40, with prosecutors seeking his remand.
- Authorities allege he used a vehicle dashcam to record near Naftali Bennett’s Ra’anana residence and sent several clips, including footage of the entrance.
- Court filings detail additional assignments such as documenting shopping centers, noting supermarket prices, and recording how tourist SIM cards are obtained, with payments sent electronically.
- The Shin Bet and police’s Lahav 433 led the investigation and issued a public warning urging Israelis to avoid any contact with hostile foreign elements.
- Kan News reported he worked as a maintenance contractor at the IDF’s Kirya complex in Tel Aviv with access to sensitive areas, a detail security bodies continue to examine.