Current location:world >>
Iran commutes a tycoon's death sentence to 20 years in prison
world49People have gathered around
IntroductionTEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday that it commuted a death sentence for a tycoon to ...
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s judiciary said Tuesday that it commuted a death sentence for a tycoon to 20 years in prison after he returned around $2.1 billion in assets from illegally selling oil abroad, the official IRNA news agency reported.
Babak Zanjani, 48, was sentenced to death in 2016 over a number of charges, including money laundering, forgery and fraud that disrupted the country’s economy.
IRNA quoted judiciary spokesman Asghar Jahangir as saying that an appeal for amnesty by Zanjani was reviewed and his death sentence was “commuted to a 20-year prison term after approval by the Supreme Leader.“ Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has the final say on all state matters and occasionally issues pardons.
Jahangir said as part of Zanjani’s 2016 sentence, he had the right to an amnesty or commutation of his death sentence if he returned the assets, compensated for damages and expressed regret for wrongdoing. The spokesman said that Zanjani cooperated with the judiciary to locate the assets abroad in recent years while he was in prison, and all the money was returned.
Tags:
Reprint:Friends are welcome to share on the Internet, but please indicate the source of the article when reprinting it.“Stellar Space news portal”。http://elsalvador.shellye-mcdaniel.com/content-87c499493.html
Related articles
Target to lower prices on basic goods in response to inflation
worldTarget plans to cut prices on thousands of consumer basics this summer, from diapers to milk, as inf ...
【world】
Read moreTourism festival spurs consumption in Shanghai
worldCultural and tourism consumption boomed during the three-week Shanghai Tourism Festival, with the ci ...
【world】
Read moreNets edge Raptors to snap six
worldThe Brooklyn Nets notched a 96-88 victory over the Toronto Raptors on Monday night to end their run ...
【world】
Read more
Popular articles
- Young Boys seals 6th Swiss soccer league title in 7 years after rallying from firing coach Wicky
- Camping picks up pace as holiday option
- China, Indonesia to wrap up both Thomas & Uber Cup Finals
- Brazil draw six
- OpenAI pauses ChatGPT voice after Scarlett Johansson comparisons
- Smart tourism development conference held in Nanjing
Latest articles
LINKS
- Tragic Titan sub may have crumbled under 'micro
- Cheers and flames as Orthodox worshipers greet the ancient ceremony of the 'Holy Fire'
- Drew Barrymore unveils new fashion collaboration with Justin Bieber's Drew House brand
- Fans react with horror to Britney Spears' meltdown amid new fears for her safety
- Kathryn Newton is ultra chic in head
- Shameless taxi driver who boasted to his passengers about being pulled over for speeding
- Family tree reveals Taylor Swift is a descendant of French King Louis XIV
- Ireland knocks out Argentina again in Singapore Sevens
- Sadie Sink flashes her bra in a sleek black co
- A candidate for Germany's key party was beaten up while campaigning for European elections