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2020-06-30 13:00
Ruhollah Zam faces death sentence for ‘corruption on earth’
TEHRAN — Iran’s Judiciary has announced that Ruhollah Zam, the operator behind the Amad News website and Telegram channel, has been sentenced to death.
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2020-06-28 17:43
Amoli Larijani appreciates Leader’s support amid allegations
TEHRAN — Former Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani has expressed gratitude to Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ali Khamenei for his support in the midst of the Judiciary’s fight against corruption that has brought his former deputy and himself under the spotlight.
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2020-05-19 14:08
Iranian husband, wife sentenced to death for corruption
TEHRAN — Iranian Judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaeili announced on Tuesday that two of the defendants in corruption cases were sentenced to death.
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2020-04-24 18:28
Corruption in football more terrible than coronavirus: analyst
TEHRAN - Amir Haj Rezaei, one of the country's most respected football analysts, believes that the coronavirus crisis has taught people a lot of lessons about life.
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2020-04-20 19:50
Judiciary chief urges government to close corruption loopholes
TEHRAN - Judiciary Chief Seyed Ebrahim Raisi said on Monday that the government must rectify structures that lead to corruption.
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2019-11-26 18:52
Judiciary chief vows unabated fight against corruption
TEHRAN – Fight against corruption will continue relentlessly, Judiciary chief Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday, noting that he will not allow anything to deflect attention from the war against corruption.
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2019-11-17 09:53
Iran, China to broaden anti-corruption cooperation
TEHRAN – Tehran and Beijing on Saturday voiced their determination to expand their mutual cooperation in campaign against corruption.
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2019-10-13 17:55
Judiciary sacks five corrupt judges
TEHRAN – Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran’s prosecutor general, announced on Sunday the dismissal of five corrupt judges as the Judiciary’s battle against corruption continues.
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2019-05-22 19:03
Corruption in country is cross-partisan: top judge
TEHRAN - Iran’s Judiciary chief Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raisi has said that corruption in the country is a cross-partisan matter, “not specifically characteristic of one party or faction.”
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2019-02-02 22:31
U.S. government seen as most corrupt in seven years
The U.S. plunged in an annual global corruption index as a surge in support for populist leaders and the erosion of democracy hobbled efforts to tackle graft around the world.
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2019-01-29 22:26
MP urges protection of journalists revealing corruption scandals
TEHRAN – Mahmoud Sadeqi, a reformist parliamentarian from Tehran, has called for measures to protect civic organizations and also journalists who disclose corruption scandals.
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2019-01-23 22:14
Iran, IACA agree to shore up educational cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran’s General Inspection Office and the International Anti-Corruption Academy (IACA) have agreed to enhance cooperation in educational field.
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2019-01-22 22:14
$3.5 billion drug money lost track of: judiciary
TEHRAN – The Tehran prosecutor said on Tuesday that $3.5 billion government-rate currency allocated to the import of drugs has been lost track of.
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2019-01-21 20:36
Cyberspace effective in fighting corruption: Rouhani
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani said on Monday that cyberspace is effective in boosting transparency and fighting corruption.
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2019-01-02 21:05
Pakistan PM’s jihad against ‘four ills’
TEHRAN - The recently-elected government in Pakistan, which has inherited flailing economy, rampant corruption, poor security, and rising unemployment, wants to tackle all these issues this year.
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2018-12-23 17:44
Iran says corruption will sink Israel
TEHRAN - Ali Shamkhani, the secretary of Iran’s Supreme National Security Council, predicted on Sunday that widespread corruption will annihilate the Zionist regime of Israel.
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2018-12-22 16:41
Baqeri-Darmani, corrupt tycoon, executed
TEHRAN – As part of efforts to root out corruption, Hamidreza Baqeri-Darmani was executed early on Saturday on charges of “corruption on the earth”, ISNA reported.
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2018-12-10 21:56
Corruption hinders rule of law: Ghani
TEHRAN - While Afghanistan is known as the hotbed of terrorism and home to dreaded terrorist groups like Taliban, the country has another enemy that does not get so much attention — corruption.
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2018-11-09 19:42
‘Sultan of Coins’ to be executed in weeks
TEHRAN – The legal process for executing notorious gold coin dealer, known as “Sultan of Coins”, is complete, a judicial authority has said.
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2018-10-14 09:06
Two corruption-related death penalty cases handed to Supreme Court
TEHRAN – Tehran Province’s chief justice says the cases of two individuals, who were sentenced to death for financial corruption, have been handed to the Supreme Court.
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2018-09-24 20:04
Lawmaker: Key corrupt individuals to be hanged soon
TEHRAN – Head of the special Majlis committee to fighting economic corruption announced on Monday that key individuals involved in financial corruption will soon be hanged in Azadi Square, ISNA reported.
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2018-09-11 09:54
Judiciary urges people to report on corrupt individuals
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i on Monday called on the nation to report on corrupt individuals, citing people’s key role in reporting on terrorists in the first decade after the Islamic Revolution.
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2018-08-27 20:28
Minister warns of the ‘seven-headed dragon’ of corruption
TEHRAN – Telecommunications Minister Mohammad Javad Azari Jahromi has warned of the dangers of the “seven-headed drag of corruption”, saying E-government is the most important tool to fight corruption.
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2018-08-26 21:10
Economic suspects stand trial
TEHRAN – Three individuals on Sunday stood trial on charges of disrupting Iran’s economy. These three had received government-subsidized foreign currency for importing goods, but sold the goods at unjustifiably high prices.
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2018-08-25 11:32
Court to begin corruption probe Sunday
TEHRAN – The Revolutionary Court will begin investigating cases of disruptors of Iran’s monetary and foreign exchange markets on Sunday, August 26, ISNA reported.
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2018-08-21 08:49
Judiciary: 120 individuals in custody for corruption
TEHRAN – Judiciary Chief Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani said on Monday that 120 individuals are in custody as the Judiciary ramps up efforts to fight corruption, ISNA reported.
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2018-08-18 09:46
Anti-corruption trials to be broadcast on TV: prosecutor
TEHRAN – Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran’s prosecutor general, said on Thursday that trials of the financially corrupt individuals will be broadcast on TV.
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2018-08-12 21:28
Corruption crackdown: 67 arrested, over 100 barred from leaving Iran
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i said on Sunday that 67 people have been arrested in recent weeks as part of a corruption crackdown.
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2018-08-06 20:24
Judiciary: 45 arrested in corruption probe
TEHRAN – Judiciary spokesman Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i said on Monday that so far 45 people have been arrested as part of a probe into the high volatility in the foreign currency market.
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2018-07-30 20:45
Majlis committee takes final step to form new body to fight corruption
TEHRAN – The plan to establish an organization to fight corruption was finalized during a session of the Majlis Legal and Judicial Committee attended by Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani, an MP said on Monday.
