Ahmadinejad deputy accused of embezzlement

Mon, 20 Dec 2010

Tehran - The top deputy of Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has been accused of embezzlement, the country's attorney general said Monday.

"There are (embezzlement) charges against the first deputy (Mohammad Reza Rahimi) and we are following the case. ..," Gholam- Hossein Mohseni-Ejehi was quoted by ISNA news agency as saying.

"He will face trial, but the charges against him are not yet proven and we have to wait for the first deputy's defense plea," the attorney general added.

The financial corruption charges against Rahimi were raised by a website and supported by two lawmakers who claim to have documents proving their charges.

The 61-year-old Rahimi, the most important among Ahmadinejad's 12 deputies, has reportedly been involved in a series of financial scandals, but has denied all claims of wrongdoing.

Source: Earth Times.
Link: http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/news/359038,ahmadinejad-deputy-accused-embezzlement.html.