Former Vice President In Iran Sentenced To Prison Term

ICBPS- Former aid of president, Shahindokht Molaverdi has been sentenced to 30 months in jail after being accused of leaking classified information to foreign parties.

Shahindokht Molaverdi, 55, who served as the vice president for women’s affairs, was accused of leaking classified information to foreign countries and of carrying out political propaganda against the Islamic regime in Iran.

Molaverdi, who served as the vice president during so-called moderate Hassan Rouhani’s first term [2013-2017], denied both charges, and declared that “I got the verdict today and will protest within the next 20 days and definitely appeal.”

Iran Administrative Corruption

The head of the Judiciary Intelligence Center in Iran announced that at least 12 members of the department had been arrested over corruption charges, allegedly for receiving bribes. Iran Administrative Corruption

Further, the Judiciary Department declared “at least 18 lawyers were arrested for trying to pay bribes to influence, and in this case, a professional broker also was arrested.”

In late September, the Islamic Judiciary has allegedly arrested a group of mayors in Iran over reported corruption charges.

A group of mayors in Tehran province, including Lavasan, Shahriar, and Rudehen, were reportedly arrested on corruption, which was defined as bribery, forgery, fraud, and making counterfeit bills according to state-run media. The defendants were gone under interrogation at custody.

• ICBPS Reports On Iran Administrative Corruption

In mid-September, the Islamic Attorney General in Bushehr announced that the City Council administrator had been arrested over corruption charges.

Speaking with reporters, the Attorney General Ali Hassanpour declared that the judiciary system issued an arrest warrant for an Iran City Council official over corruption charges and Abouzar Dehdar, Bushehr City Council supervisor.

Iran City Council administrator is currently under interrogation at detention, according to state-run Tabnak News Agency.

In August, the judiciary department declared that it arrested five other municipality employees in Bushehr, southern Iran, and those for alleged bribery and embezzlement.

Early September, the Islamic Judiciary office in Mazandaran announced that a former municipal administrator had been arrested over corruption charges.

In a statement, the Islamic judicial system expressed that it issued an arrest warrant for Abdolhamid Farzaneh, the former supervisor in Sari municipality, and a broker in connection with top officials.

They were arrested for alleged charges of “embezzlement,” “bribery,” “damage or destruction of state property,” according to the judiciary.

The CEO of Mazandaran Gas Company was arrested on charges of “financial corruption” by the Islamic security agents, Mehr News reported on October 23.

Previously, seven members of the Saqqez City Council were reportedly suspended for alleged investigation over corruption.

In mid-September, the ICBPS was informed that the Islamic judiciary arrested 25 administrators and rural municipalities employees over corruption charges.

The experts, however, believe that the so-called anti-corruption campaign works as a political pressure against rivals and other parties. 

Some political figures and entities have also been accused of failing to return the high-value assets of the Mostazafan Foundation.

The Islamic Republic of Iran’s top officials are the main source of economic problems in the country as the head of Mostazafan Foundation – in an interview with state-run TV in Aug – disclosed some aspects of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s institutionalized corruption.

Giant financial institutions, owning 60% of Iran’s national assets — under control of Mullah the Great Ali Khamenei — are tax-deducted.

Corruption Perceptions in Iran index has dropped as it’s the 146 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries, according to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International.

Since the serious rights violater, Ebrahim Raisi was appointed as head of the country’s judiciary, the so-called anti-corruption campaign has continued its alleged mission to purify the Islamic regime and arrested hundreds of mid-level administrators, not top corrupt-officials. 

Raisi, known as the ‘Executor Ayatollah’ for his role in 1988 mass executions, followed in Larijani’s footsteps to annihilate his rivals.

Iran, however, ranks among the most corrupt countries. Iran’s Administrative Corruption has increased dramatically in recent years.

 Iran slips in the Corruption Perception Index in 2019. The top spot is shared by New Zealand and Denmark, with 87 points each.

In 2019, Western Europe and the EU are the highest-scoring regions with an average of 66/100, while Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest scoring region with 32 points. Both regions have kept an unchanged average since 2018.  

Iran slips in the Corruption Perception Index in 2019. The top spot is shared by New Zealand and Denmark, with 87 points each.

In 2019, Western Europe and the EU are the highest-scoring regions with an average of 66/100, while Sub-Saharan Africa is the lowest scoring region with 32 points. Both regions have kept an unchanged average since 2018.

According to the 2019 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International, Iran is the 146 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries.

There is a link between corruption and democracies’ health that Iran has never benefited in the past four decades. Iran Administrative Corruption.

The ICBPS team gathered the report.

The Institute of Capacity Building for Political Studies (ICBPS) is a non-governmental research institute focusing on political studies, international security, and international relations.