The Tehran Prosecutor has announced the approval of a furlough for Mohammadreza Rahimi, the former vice president who began serving a five-year prison sentence on corruption charges just two weeks ago. The prosecutor’s office reportedly has approved a one-week leave because the prisoner’s wife is suffering from a terminal disease and is currently in […]
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Iran’s Former Vice President Taken To Evin Prison
Iran’s official IRNA news agency reported that the country’s former first vice president has been taken to prison to serve a jail term for corruption. Mohammad Reza Rahimi was taken by police officers from his home in Tehran and transferred to the Evin Prison on February 15, IRNA said. Rahimi was convicted by Iran’s […]
Corruption sentence reduced for former vice president
The Supreme Court has sentenced former vice president, Mohammadreza Rahimi to five years in prison for corruption. IRNA reports that Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s vice president initially had been sentenced in court to 15 years in jail in addition to a fine of 2.85 billion toumans, and the matter was appealed to the Supreme Court. The […]