The Rig Scandal: In the Name of the Oppressed, for the Benefit of the Corrupt
The corruption case in the Foundation for the Oppressed, which includes a payment of 15 million dollars as an advance for the purchase of 5 drilling rigs, is the subject of this report. This amount was transferred without sufficient backing and guarantees. In this case, Alireza Salmanzadeh, CEO of Sina Energy Holding, Ali Shahriyari, and Rouhollah Abdi play key roles. So far, they have handed over 15 million dollars to individuals associated with them, named Reza Vaezzadeh and Inaam Zamani residing in the UAE, but have not received any rigs. Documents of the corruption of this mafia group, which has plundered tens of millions of dollars in North Drilling and Pedex, will soon be published. Additionally, documents outlining the path and method of money laundering by these individuals, carried out through Salmanzadeh’s wife under the guise of fashion boutiques and beauty centers, will be provided to the public for clarification. The Islamic Republic should prosecute and imprison these corrupt individuals, who are the main contributors to the current state of the country, instead of arresting and prosecuting young people and protesters. Salmanzadeh, by creating a systematic corruption network, has established a luxurious office in Dubai under the management of Hadi Dadman. He has brought companies to the brink of bankruptcy by influencing and trying to appoint weak figures like Rouhollah Abdi in North Drilling and Ali Shahriyari in Pedex, to engineer rig tenders and reap astronomical profits through fictitious intermediaries in Dubai. Part of the money laundering project of these rents is carried out in a luxurious villa located in Velenjak and under the guise of La Femme Boutique, owned by his wife, Ghazaleh Bahmani, which has become the central headquarters of money laundering for this corrupt gang. The suspicious trips of Salmanzadeh’s wife and daughter to Malaysia to obtain residency and transfer millions of dollars in assets, along with corruption reports for investment in cafes and restaurants in Elahiyeh and Fereshteh, are documented evidence of this extensive money laundering. Iran Gate, due to its inherent media duty and to inform public opinion about the backrooms and dark corners of corruption, will soon publish the complete documents of the tens of millions of corruption in North Drilling and Pedex and the exact money laundering route through boutiques and cover businesses.
