Fighting Corruption or a Security Project

Saeed Aganji
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Fighting Corruption or a Security Project

Fighting Corruption or a Security Project

In the case known as the Black Asphalt, traces of security contractors are present. In the $700 million corruption case in the Black Asphalt, there are two main suspects, but security or customized project contractors, like Saba Azarpeyk, only mentioned one of them, namely Hamed Alijani. Meanwhile, Ali Farahmand, the main suspect in the case, accused of money laundering, bank debt of over $200 million, and other charges, as well as having close connections with the security and political officials of the Islamic Republic, is not mentioned.

Ali Farahmand, who was released on bail worth several hundred billion with coordination, fled to Turkey via land borders. There, he changed his identity to Ali Aydan with Turkish ID number 43174732, went to the UK, pocketed hundreds of millions of dollars, and is currently engaged in economic activities with the Islamic Republic under his new identity.

Today, news of the use of two British banks to circumvent sanctions was also released.

Foreign governments, instead of sheltering individuals accused of money laundering, should clarify the situation sooner. The Iran Gate team will release more documents in the future.

If Saba Azarpeyk claims to fight corruption, she should not selectively mention names from a major corruption case, unless a security or customized contractor has not allowed the full names from the case to be released.

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Saeed Aganji is a journalist and researcher specializing in Iranian affairs. He has served as the editor-in-chief of the student journal "Saba" and was a member of the editorial board of the newspaper "Tahlil Rooz" in Shiraz, which had its license revoked in 2009.