EYP issues statement on arrest of Syrian national in Hungary

The National Intelligence Service (EYP) was the first agency to locate and identify, in August 2018, Farhoud Hassan, the Syrian national who was arrested by Hungarian authorities in December 2018, and to immediately inform its international partners about him, it said on Thursday.
In a statement, EYP said that as of August 2018, and despite its thorough and continuous controls, there was no indication that Hassan was involved in terrorist activities, while the Greek service never received any intelligence from any other international service linking the man with terrorist networks.
Below is the full EYP statement:
1. Farhoud Hassan is a subject of investigation for all intelligence services since July 2018, when the Belgian Service transmitted unconfirmed information about the activities of an unnamed individual in the area of conflict in Syria. According to this...