Law on auditing officials’ assets goes into force: Judiciary

TEHRAN – The law on auditing the assets of the authorities of the Islamic Republic has been passed and gone into force, Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili announced on Tuesday.

Tycoon sentences for financial corruption

TEHRAN – The Iranian Judiciary on Tuesday announced that it has sentenced a tycoon, Hossein Hedayati, to 20 years in jail, 74 lashes, and restitution of 4.48 trillion rials (1 USD at 42,000 rials at official rate) to the public treasury.

Amoli Larijani donates $6,000 for prisoners’ cause

TEHRAN – Chairman of the Expediency Council Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has donated 200 million rials (nearly $6,000) for the release of those imprisoned for committing unintentional crimes.

Raisi: Delay in judicial proceedings ‘unacceptable’

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi says delay in judicial proceedings is “not acceptable at all”, ISNA reported on Wednesday.

Verdict against Nasrin Sotoudeh not final: Judiciary

TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Esmaeili on Tuesday rejected media speculation about the jail sentence passed against human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, saying the verdict is not final yet.

Gholam-Hossein Esmaili named Judiciary spokesman

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ebrahim Raisi named Gholam-Hossein Esmaili as the new spokesman of the Judiciary, replacing Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i.

Raeisi vows no tolerance for breach of law

New Judiciary chief vows no tolerance for breach of law

TEHRAN - Hojjatoleslam Ebrahim Raeisi, Iran’s new judiciary chief, said on Monday that no one at any position can violate law.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

Rouhani felicitates Raisi on his new post, says govt. ready to cooperate with Judiciary

President Hassan Rouhani sent a message to Ebrahim Raisi on Saturday to offer him congratulations on his appointment as chief of the Judiciary by the Supreme Leader.

New Judiciary chief to be named within days: Amoli Larijani

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Monday that he had asked Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to appoint the new head for the Judiciary sooner than expected.

Judiciary issues instruction on the need to observe public rights

TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has issued an instruction on “supervision and observance of public rights”, which includes 16 articles and 8 notes.

By Mehdi Sepahvand

Mass clemency awaiting inmates on revolution anniversary 

TEHRAN – Iran’s top judge says Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei is going to grant amnesty to a large number of prisoners on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the Islamic revolution.

Cyberspace cannot be shut down: Judiciary official

TEHRAN – The Judiciary chief’s cultural deputy believes that not all of the activities that people do in social media apps such as Telegram are criminal and that the people need social media for different reasons.

Two sentenced to death for financial corruption

TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam Hossein Mohseni Eje’i announced on Sunday that two more individuals charged with financial corruption have been sentenced to death.

Judiciary: 53 more arrested over foreign currency market

TEHRAN – Tehran Prosecutor Abbas Jafari Dolatabadi has said that 53 more people have been arrested over the past 10 days on charges of disrupting the foreign currency market, ISNA reported on Tuesday.

196 detained over disrupting forex market

TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i said on Sunday that 196 suspects have been detained in Tehran in the past few days over smuggling and corruption in foreign currency market.