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Sunday, July 16, 2017
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Iran president’s brother arrested on financial crime charges
The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on financial crime charges, the judiciary says.
“Multiple investigations have been conducted regarding this person, also other people have been investigated, some of whom are in jail,” deputy judiciary chief Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie says in a televised press conference.
“Yesterday, bail was issued for him but because he failed to secure it he was referred to prison,” Ejeie says about Fereydoun, Rouhani’s special aide.
— AFP
