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Iranian President’s brother nabbed on white-collar crime charges

SANA MAHMOOD

TEHRAN: According to Deputy Judiciary Chief of Iran Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejeie, younger brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Fereydoun, has been arrested on charges of financial crimes.

It is pertinent to inform here that a number of investigations have been conducted regarding the President’s brother. As a result of those probes many landed in jail,

Failing to secure the bail issued to him on Saturday (15th of July) he was sent to prison.

Fereydoun was accused of receiving zero-interest loans and influencing the appointment of a bank director (who was later sacked).

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.