Iranian ex-ministers handed jail sentences in corruption scandal

Debsh Tea Scandal, implicating over 60 people, involved $3.7 billion in corruption

The pair, who served under late president Ebrahim Raisi, were convicted of complicity in disrupting the country’s economic system, with the sentences deemed "final and binding".

The court also sentenced Akbar Rahimi-Darabad, the chief executive of Debsh Tea company, to 66 years in prison for various crimes, including disrupting Iran’s economy, smuggling foreign currency and bribery.

Rahimi-Darabad was ordered to repay over $2.38 billion in smuggled funds and a fine of $1.5 billion.

Under Iranian law, jail sentences run concurrently, meaning Rahimi-Darabad would serve 25 years for the longest of his convictions.

04 Mar 2025

https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1288660-iranian-ex-ministers-handed-jail-sentences-in-corruption-scandal

Sayyid Ebrahim Rаisi, better known as Ebrahim Raisi, was an Iranian politician who served as the eighth president of Iran from 2021 until his death in a helicopter crash in 2024.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebrahim_Raisi

The 2023 Iranian tea smuggling scandal was a corruption case in Iran that involved Debsh Tea company taking $3.37 billion from the government fund for importing tea and equipment.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Iranian_tea_smuggling_scandal

Hasina to be tried for crimes against humanity in-person or in absentia: CA Yunus

Bangladesh has issued two arrest warrants for her. Yunus said they had sent "formal letters" but received "no official response" from New Delhi.

Bangladesh Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has said ousted prime minister [Sheikh Hasina] will stand trial for crimes against humanity

"A trial will be taking place. Not only her, but also all the people who are associated with her - her family members, her clients or associates," he told UK-based Sky News in an interview.

British Labour MP Tulip Siddiq, who is Ms Hasina's niece, is one of those being investigated by Bangladesh's Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).

2025 March 05

https://www.tbsnews.net/bangladesh/hasina-will-stand-trial-crimes-against-humanity-ca-yunus-1084736

Siddiq lives in a multi-million pound home in London owned by a businessman said to be linked to her aunt's party. She also owns a London apartment said to have been gifted to her by one of her aunt's allies. Bangladesh's new leader, Muhammad Yunus, wants Starmer to transfer the properties to the Bangladeshi government if it is proven they are the spoils of "plain robbery."

https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/01/14/british-anti-corruption-minister-resigns-as-bangladesh-investigates-family-for-corruption/

https://8kun.top/qresearch/res/22353581.html#22353956

daughter of [Sheikh Mujibur Rahman], the first president of Bangladesh

She served in the position of prime minister for over 20 years

self-imposed exile following an uprising in 2024

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Hasina

[Mujib's] four-year regime was the only socialist period in Bangladesh's history

On 15 August 1975, he was assassinated along with most of his family members in his Dhanmondi 32 residence in a coup d'état.

Mujib declared socialism as a national policy.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman

is the daughter of Bangladesh's former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.

She is serving as the South East Asian regional director for the World Health Organization since November 1, 2023

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saima_Wazed