STORY: Head of Mossad's financial network in Türkiye arrested: state media
SHOOTING TIME: Sept. 3, 2024
DATELINE: Sept. 4, 2024
LENGTH: 00:00:47
LOCATION: ISTANBUL, Türkiye
CATEGORY: POLITICS

SHOTLIST:
1. various of police officers taking arrested suspects to hospital for medical check-ups in Istanbul, Türkiye
2. various of police officers taking arrested suspects to the courthouse for trial in Istanbul, Türkiye

STORYLINE:

Turkish authorities have arrested Liridon Rexhepi, the head of Israel's Mossad intelligence agency's financial network in Türkiye, according to a report by state-run Anadolu Agency on Tuesday.

On Aug. 30, Istanbul police detained Rexhepi in connection with the allegations of transferring money on behalf of Mossad during an operation. Rexhepi was formally arrested after a court hearing, during which he admitted to the charges, Anadolu reported.

The Turkish intelligence agency, MIT, had been monitoring Rexhepi since his entry into the country on Aug. 25. MIT's investigation revealed that Rexhepi managed financial operations for Mossad and transferred significant amounts of money repeatedly via Western Union to field agents in Türkiye.

Rexhepi was also found to have conducted drone surveillance and psychological operations targeting Palestinian politicians.

MIT discovered that Mossad was transferring funds to its field agents in Türkiye, primarily from Kosovo and other Eastern European countries, according to Anadolu.

The financial tracking revealed that the funds from Kosovo were being transferred by Mossad's field agents in Türkiye to sources in Syria via Western Union and cryptocurrency.

Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Istanbul, Türkiye.
(XHTV)