Espionage
Filmmaker Reveals Iranian Security Forces Stole Camera During Undercover Reporting Trip
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Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Peter Santenello
What was said
"I have an Italian passport. I went in as an Italian, but I'm in this interesting world 'cause I'm really not. They were on me. That government, the IRCG, they stole my camera. One of those dudes, bearded dudes came up on a motorcycle, stole my camera. They were following me."
Documentary filmmaker Peter Santenello disclosed that during an undercover trip to Iran posing as Italian to avoid government minders, Iran's Revolutionary Guard (IRCG) physically confiscated his camera and surveilled him throughout his stay. He described how hotel staff were interrogated about his movements and how the regime's tactics created paranoia, including hearing boots in hallways at night, fearing arrest.
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- Programme
- Danger Close
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- Danger Close | The Fourth Option Podcast: Peter Santenello
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- 22:45
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