Corruption
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Intelligence Ministry:
Corrupt elements arrested before exploding university dorm
TEHRAN, Dec. 05 (MNA) – Iran's Intelligence Ministry says the country's security forces have identified and arrested a group of culprits who were planning to carry out a sinister plot at an Iranian university’s dormitory.
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Judiciary chief stresses necessity of establishing a natl. info. network
TEHRAN, Dec. 04 (MNA) – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raeisi has urged for establishing a national information network as a necessity.
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Iranian President:
Fighting terrorism, corruption an honor: Rouhani
TEHRAN, Oct. 23 (MNA) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said that it is an honor for Iran to fight against terrorism and corruption.
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Iranian president’s brother jailed for corruption
TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – Hossein Fereydoun, Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother, has been transferred to Tehran’s Evin Prison on charges of corruption, his lawyer said on Wednesday.
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Pres. Rouhani's brother sentenced to 5 years in prison on corruption charges
TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday Hossein Fereydoon, the brother of President Hassan Rouhani, had been sentenced to five years in prison for corruption.
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By: Maryam Kamyab
Proceeding for 'Disruptors in Production Sector' in Tehran court
TEHRAN, Aug. 24 (MNA) – As the Iranian Judiciary intensifies the recently launched campaign against corruption at the behest of the Leader of the Islamic Revolution, a group of corrupt businessmen involved in illegal activities in the production sector of the economy went on trial on Saturday at Tehran Islamic Revolutionary Court.
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By: Fatemeh Salehi
Rising corruption among Zionist regime’s top officials
TEHRAN, Aug. 21 (MNA) – Corruption has become remarkably widespread among top officials of the Zionist regime. After news about corruption of Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, now one of the ministers in his cabinet resigned due to corruption charges.
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Senior cleric calls on Indian government to revise decision on Kashmir
TEHRAN, Aug. 16 (MNA) – Tehran's interim Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Kazem Sedighi has described the situation in Indian-run Kashmir region as one of the catastrophes in the Islamic world.
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Senior cleric urges for intensifying fighting corruption in line with Leader’s instructions
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers leader Mohammad Javad Haj Ali Akbari has described fighting corruption as one of the major objectives of the Islamic Revolution.
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Iran Prosecutor-General slams Canada for becoming safe haven for embezzlers
TEHRAN, Mar. 13 (MNA) – Iran Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jaffar Montazeri said Wednesday that Canada has become a safe haven for embezzlers and urged Canadian officials to extradite Iranian economic criminals living in the country.
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Afghanistan’s Farahi border with Iran to be reopened soon
TEHRAN, Feb. 13 (MNA) – Spokesman for the governor of Farah province Nasser Mehri on Wed. revealed the reopening of Farahi border with the Islamic Republic of Iran soon.
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Major ring disbanded for disrupting petrochemical market
TEHRAN, Feb. 03 (MNA) – The Iranian intelligence forces have dismantled a major network of dealers who were disrupting the country’s petrochemical market.
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Senior cleric calls for large turnout at Feb. 11 rallies
TEHRAN, Feb. 01 (MNA) – Tehran Friday prayer leader Ayatollah Kashani warned against enemies' plot to divide the Iranian nation, calling on the people for a huge turnout at the 22 Bahman rallies, which will be held on Feb. 11 to mark the 40th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution.
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Top council calls on media to counter plots against people’s hope on establishment
TEHRAN, Jan. 12 (MNA) – The Supreme Council of Economic Coordination was held on Saturday with President Hassan Rouhani as the chair and the Speaker of the Parliament attending.
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Intelligence Ministry makes 25 arrests for economic corruption
TEHRAN, Jan. 07 (MNA) – Intelligence Ministry’s forces have arrested 25 members of two criminal networks that had infiltrated into the banking and foreign currency system of the country.
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Intelligence forces dismantle corruption ring
TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Intelligence forces in Kurdistan province have dismantled a criminal ring involved in taking advantage of government's foreign currency reserves, according to a statement by Intelligence Ministry on Monday.
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By: Shahab Ghayoumi
'Fighting Corruption' Conf. at Tehran Chamber of Commerce
TEHRAN, Dec. 09 (MNA) – A conference on 'Fighting Corruption' was held Sun. at Tehran Chamber of Commerce in the presence of Vice President for Legal Affairs, Laya Joneydi.
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At cabinet session;
Rouhani urges prevention of corruption, money laundering
TEHRAN, Nov. 21 (MNA) – Stating that Iranians are revolutionary, standing by each other in a great country, President Rouhani said, “we are a big family and it is natural to have problems. We should be proud of fighting corruption step by step."
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Iran calls on IAEA member states to strengthen measures against corruption
TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Iran’s Ambassador to the International Atomic Energy Agency Kazem Gharibabadi called on IAEA countries to determine mechanisms and approaches to boost their measures against corruption.
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Iran, Russia confer on anti-corruption strategies
TEHRAN, Nov. 8 (MNA) – Head of the General Inspection Organization of Iran and Russia’s prosecutor general met and held talks on ways of fighting corruption and related crimes on Wednesday in Moscow.
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Intelligence Ministry prevents currency exit by arresting members of pyramid scheme company
TEHRAN, Sep. 16 (MNA) – Iran’s Intelligence Ministry issued a statement on Saturday indicating that members of a pyramid scheme company have been arrested who were trying to illegally take out currency from the country.
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Trial of economic disruptors, corrupts to be held on Sun.
TEHRAN, Aug. 26 (MNA) – A major court session to address the recent disruptions in Iranian markets of gold and currency will be held on Sunday and the media are allowed to cover the event with details.
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Judiciary to mobilize all equipment to decide economic corruption cases: chief
TEHRAN, Aug. 20 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadegh Amoli Larijani highlighted that the Judiciary Branch will focus all its equipment and energy to have a special review and decision on economic corruption cases.
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Fight against corruption to seriously continue: Iran prosecutor-general
TEHRAN, Aug. 15 (MNA) – Iran Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jaffar Montazeri has said that the judiciary will intensify tackling corruption, adding that if need be, top officials such as cabinet ministers will be brought to justice.
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Macro policies to counter psychological warfare in economy ratified
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – The Iranian High Council of Economic Coordination ratified on Tuesday the publicity macro-policies to counter psychological warfare and economic troubles.
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Judiciary chief vows to punish economy disruptors unceremoniously
TEHRAN, Aug. 14 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary chief said that after obtaining permission from Iranian Leader, the cases of economic corruption and disruption will be handled with less ceremonial.
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Commander says Basij ready to counter anti-Iran economic war
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – The Commander of Iran's Basij Resistance Force Gholamhossein Gheybparvar said that Basij is ready to help relevant Iranian organizations in US economic war waged against Iran.
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Judiciary spokesman:
Over 100 officeholders banned from leaving country
TEHRAN, Aug. 13 (MNA) – Iran’s Judiciary spokesman said Sun. that over 100 government employees and officeholders have been banned from leaving the country over charges of economic corruption.
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Leader orders 'urgent, just' punishment of economic corruption convicts
TEHRAN, Aug. 12 (MNA) – Leader of Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Khamenei has approved the request by the Judiciary head seeking permission to take especial measures in order to confront economic corruption.
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Cleric calls for vigilance in face of US, Zionist regime, S Arabia economic war
TEHRAN, Aug. 10 (MNA) – Tehran's provisional Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani stressed that in the face of the US, Zionist regime, and Saudi Arabia’s economic war, people should remain vigilant, calling on the authorities and private sector to do their own duties to confront the plots.