Papers: British Military Aide Accused Of Passing Secrets To Iran
Two British newspapers say an aide to the British commander of NATO troops in Afghanistan has been charged with passing secret information to Iran.
The Telegraph and Times newspapers report today (Thursday) that Corporal Daniel James, an interpreter for General David Richards in Afghanistan, was charged in a London court on Wednesday.
Details of the case have not been officially confirmed, and most of the court proceedings were closed to the media.
The Times said James is of Iranian descent and also speaks fluent Pashtun, one of the main languages in Afghanistan.
英国两家报纸报导,驻阿富汗北约部队英国指挥官大卫.理查兹将军的一名助手被指控向伊朗传递秘密情报。
每日电讯报和泰晤士报星期四报导说,在阿富汗的理查兹将军的翻译丹尼尔.詹姆斯下士星期三在伦敦一家法庭被起诉。
案情细节还没有得到官方证实,法庭大部分审理工作也没有向媒体透露。
泰晤士报说,詹姆斯是伊朗后裔,可以说流利的普什图语。普什图语是阿富汗的一个主要语种。