FNA - Iranian Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri in a letter to his Romanian counterpart Augustin Lazar called for rapid and serious investigations into the death of fugitive judge, Gholamreza Mansouri, in the European country. "I demand you to order serious and comprehensive investigations into the cause of Mansouri's death given the importance ...

Press TV - Irans prosecutor general has said that hoarding and other illegal behaviors seen as disruptive to the supply of healthcare items at the time of a coronavirus surge in the country could entail punishments as severe as the death penalty. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said on Sunday that Irans criminal law views any attempt to disrupt the supply ...

IRNA - The Attorney General of Iran, while regretting the loss of compatriots in the crash of a Ukrainian plane, assured the public that the judiciary would pursue the case vigorously. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri on Tuesday noted that we deeply regret this and incident. He said the judiciary has pursued the incident immediately, but due to the complexity ...

MNA Irans Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has rejected rumors about the arrest of foreign nationals during the recent unrest in the country. Asked by Mehr News Agency correspondent about rumors of the arrest of two French nationals or any foreign nationals in general, Montazeri said that no, we had no such arrests. He made the remarks ...

Press TV - Iran's Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri sayspreliminary examinations of detained individuals in recent riots will be finished in the next 48 hours. Those determined to be innocent will be released as soon as possible, however, those who have committed crimesand have numerous infractions will be swiftly categorized [for further ...

Tehran Times - Irans Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri on Saturday gave a stern warning to those who try to disrupt the societys security, noting that the people will not allow such rancorous elements to derail their economic-based protests against gas price rise. The people will certainly separate their path with a few disruptors who ...

Tasnim Irans Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri announced the dismissal of five corrupt judges. Addressing a judicial gathering in Mashhad on Sunday, Montazeri said five corrupt judges were sacked on Saturday. In order to fight crime, the Judiciary itself must be cleansed of corruption, the prosecutor general said, stressing that the ...

MNA Iran Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jaffar Montazeri said Wednesday that Canada has become a safe haven for embezzlers and urged Canadian officials to extradite Iranian economic criminals living in the country. He made the remarks Wednesday on the sideline of an event in Tehran in response to a question about the possibility of extradition of ...

IRNA - Presence of people in the 13th Aban rallies in commemoration of the 1979 take-over of the US embassy in Tehran is an indication of their insight, Irans prosecutor general announced here on Sunday. In critical conditions, our people know that they should have active presence, Mohammad-Jafar Montazeri told reporters at the nationwide rallies....

Iran Front Page - IFP has taken a look at the front pages of Iranian newspapers on Thursday, October 18, 2018, and picked headlines from 12 of them. IFP has simply translated the headlines and does not vouch for their accuracy. All papers today covered the remarks made by the Leader of Irans Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei ...

AFP - Iran's prosecutor general said Wednesday there would be no repeat of women watching football matches inside stadiums, saying it would "lead to sin". The comments by Mohammad Jafar Montazeri came a day after around 100 women were allowed to watch their country take on Bolivia in a friendly at the national stadium -- an extremely rare step in ...

Al-Monitor | Esfandyar Batmanghelidj: Whether it is the lavish spending of well-connected elites or the nepotism evident in state institutions, there seems to be no shortage of reasons for Iranians to be outraged at rampant corruption at a time of economic crisis. The intensity of public anger has forced the Islamic Republic to respond. Supreme ...

Al-Monitor - With Iran facing more US sanctions and a battered currency, the judiciary is charging aggressively into an anti-corruption probe in the hope that it will help stabilize the economic situation. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Irans top prosecutor, told reporters on Aug. 15 that the operation will cast a wide net and further remarked, Any official ...

MNA Iran Prosecutor-General Mohammad Jaffar Montazeri has said that the judiciary will intensify tackling corruption, adding that if need be, top officials such as cabinet ministers will be brought to justice. Speaking to reporters on Wednesday morning, Mohammad Jaffar Montazeri said that fighting corruption and illegal economic activities such ...

IRNA - Prosecutor general of Iran on Saturday said that decline of public trust in the administration is one of the main goals of enemies' sanctions. Enemies are using sanctions and economic war as a tool to put pressure on people and disappoint them about the future, Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said in a local ceremony. He urged the Iranian media ...

Tasnim - Prosecutor General of Iran Mohammad Jafar Montazeri gave a stern warning to the elements behind the recent fluctuation in currency rates and price hikes in the country, warning them to stop betraying the nation before facing the consequences of their actions. In a judicial meeting in Irans western city of Ilam on Wednesday, the prosecutor ...

MNA Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran's Attorney General, announced on Monday that the claim of serial rape in SE Iran was a total lie. Mohammad Jafar Montazeri, Iran's Attorney General, dismissed on Monday the claims that a number of women were raped in Iranshahr County in southeastern Province of Sistan and Balouchestan. He recounted that the issue ...

Tasnim There is substantial evidence that the so-called Shirazi cult, whose members stormed Irans embassy in London on Friday, operates under the auspices of Britain, Irans Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri said. There are many clues that the Shirazi cult is under the aegis of Britain, as this country seeks to repeat what happened (in ...

IRNA Heavy punishment is waiting for those disrupting the country's order and the Judiciary will show no leniency to this end, Iran's public prosecutor said on Thursday, referring to the recent unrest in northern Tehran. Iran Judiciary will strongly and seriously deal with the cases of those involved in the unrest in Tehran's northern district of ...

IRNA - Iran's Prosecutor General Mohammad Jafar Montazeri has ordered to urgently pursue Samsung insulting move toward Iranian Olympians. The order reads that following the insulting move of Samsung towards the Iranian athletes who are representing the great nation of Iran and given the huge interest it earns from Iran's lucrative market, it is essential ...