Judiciary Spokesman

Former CBI officials sentenced for disrupting exchange market

TEHRAN, Oct. 16 (MNA) – The former governor of the Central Bank of Iran (CBI) and one of his deputies as well as another CBI official were sentenced to jail in Iran Sat. for "disrupting the country's foreign currency market" in 2017 and 2018.

Canadian court ruling sensational, politicized: Judiciary

TEHRAN, May 25 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili said that the Canadian court ruling over the case of a Ukrainian airliner has no legal value.

Iran, Syria, Iraq cooperating on Martyr Soleimani case

TEHRAN, May 11 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili informed on Tues. that Iran is cooperating with Iraq and Syria on following up IRGC Cmdr. Lt. Gen. Haj Qasem Soleimani case.

'Red Notice' request against Trump submitted to Interpol

TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) – The request to issue a 'Red Notice' against Trump and some other criminals was submitted to Interpol.

Iran's information about Judge Mansouri's case limited to reports of Romanian media: spox

TEHRAN, Jun. 25 (MNA) – A spokesman of Iran’s Judiciary Gholamhossein Esmaeili condemned Romania's lack of cooperation with Iran on the death case of Iranian Judge Mansouri, who lost his life in Romania, saying that the Islamic Republic has no more information about the case than what Romanian media have reported and a short quotation from Bucharest's Prosecutor.

Iran Judiciary may free more prisoners amid outbreak: spox

TEHRAN, Apr. 19 (MNA) – A spokesman with Iran’s Judiciary said that special committees will be established across the country to study the prisoners’ cases that may lead to freedom of more inmates.

Iranian court sentences ex-minister’s daughter to 20 years in prison: spox

TEHRAN, Dec. 31 (MNA) – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili said that Shabnam Nematzadeh has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for economic corruption.

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US should pay $130bn fine to Iranian citizens for financial damages

TEHRAN, Dec. 03 (MNA) – Iran’s Judiciary spokesman said on Tuesday that the country’s courts have ordered the US government to pay a total of $130 billion fine in damages caused by Washington’s crimes to ordinary Iranian plaintiffs.

IRGC detains 100 ringleaders of recent riots

TEHRAN, Nov. 23 (MNA) – Iranian Judiciary’s spokesman said Friday that the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps have detained some 100 ringleaders of the recent riots that took place last week amid the peaceful demonstrations against gasoline rationing and price rise.

Key documents on Zam's case compiled: Judiciary spox

TEHRAN, Nov. 19 (MNA) – Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on Tuesday that key documents on Ruhollah Zam's case, admin of an anti-Iranian website and Telegram channel ‘Amad News’, have been compiled.

US, UK spies sentenced to jail, death: spokesman

TEHRAN, Oct. 01 (MNA) – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili said that three spies working for US and UK have been sentenced to jail while a fourth one has received a death sentence in the preliminary hearing.

Judiciary spokesman says 3 spies sentenced to prison

TEHRAN, Aug. 27 (MNA) – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeeli said that three spies have been sentenced to 10 years in prison.

Iran says Nizar Zakka’s release not politically motivated

TEHRAN, Jun. 11 (MNA) – Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeeli said Tuesday that an Iranian court has agreed to conditional release of the Lebanese Nazir Zakka, noting that the decision is not politically motivated.

Judiciary spokesman informs of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s case

TEHRAN, May 07 (MNA) – The new Judiciary Spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeeli explained about the last conditions of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s dossier in a news conference on Tuesday.

196 suspects detained over foreign currency crimes

TEHRAN, Oct. 14 (MNA) – The spokesman of Iran’s judiciary Gholamhossein Mohseni-Eje’i announced that 196 suspects have been detained in the capital city of Tehran in the past days over smuggling and corruption in foreign currency market.

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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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29 people arrested for 'economic disruption'

TEHRAN, Jul. 30 (MNA) – Iran’s Judiciary spokesman said Sun. that twenty-nine people have been arrested on charges of ‘economic disruption’ and will be soon put on trial.