Hossein Fereydoun: Iranian president's brother begins prison term
These are external links and will open in a new window/ Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother has reportedly begun a five-year prison sentence for corruption. Hossein Fereydoun, who was a close adviser to the president, entered Tehran's Evin prison on Wednesday, his lawyer told local media. He was convicted of "receiving bribes" in May and sentenced to seven years. An appeals court reduced the jail term, but ordered him to return any illicitly acquired property and fined him 310bn riyals ($27m at the unofficial rate). Fereydoun denied ...
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