Brother Of Iranian VP Sentenced To Two Years In Prison For Currency Smuggling
January 26, 2021 14:19 GMT
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Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili said on January 26 that charges against Mehdi Jahangiri included currency smuggling in the amount of $847,200.
He was ordered to return the funds and fined four times the amount in question, Esmaili said, adding that the verdict was final and cannot be appealed.
Jahangiri was on the board of the Tehran Chamber of Commerce and is also the founder of the private Gardeshgari Bank.
He was
At the time of his arrest, his brother
wrote on Instagram that the move was predictable and that he hoped it was not a case of political abuse.