Corruption in the Islamic Republic; Discovery of Organized Smuggling of Animal Feed

The public and revolutionary prosecutor of 'Bandar Imam' in Khuzestan province announced the issuance of an indictment for 19 defendants in the case of 'major disruption in the economic system' and 'engaging in the smuggling of animal feed.' Mohammad Reza Jafari Asl reported on the 'organized smuggling' of public necessities and animal feed by two companies, as well as document forgery, stating that a judicial case has been formed in this prosecutor's office and preliminary investigations have begun. According to Jafari Asl, 19 defendants have been identified and arrested in this regard. This comes at a time when the shortage of animal feed and the failure to supply it on time has caused the price of chicken in the market to rise to around 100,000 tomans. In this context, Habib Asadollah Nejad, an expert in the poultry industry, also pointed to 'distribution problems and the high prices of feed' as the reason for the recent increase in chicken prices, stating to the 'Fars' news agency that the approved price for each kilogram of soybean three months ago was 16,300 tomans, which has now reached 20,900 tomans. He noted that currently 'since the timely supply of feed is not being done, poultry farmers are forced to buy soybeans from the free market at higher prices, meaning 35,000 tomans per kilogram.' The challenge of securing currency and importing animal feed has peaked this year, and experts and activists in this field believe that this situation is the result of the performance of an organized network of corruption that permeates all economic sectors. In the first month of this year, the Union of Animal Feed Importers pointed out in a letter to Ebrahim Raisi and other officials the long delays in currency payments for the import of animal feed, emphasizing that food security would be sacrificed due to this negligence. An examination of the claim of economic growth in Iran amidst rising inflation and widespread corruption was discussed with Jamshid Asadi. The prosecutor of Tehran announced the arrest of several managers of the 'Natural Resources' organization. Aftershocks of 'Debesh' corruption; media reports: the former Minister of Agriculture is the key to the corruption of animal feed and tea. Internal disputes continue over corruption; the head of the judiciary rejected the claims of the executive branch. Internal disputes over the culprit of the three billion dollar embezzlement; the Minister of Economy: the previous government is to blame. Confirmation of systematic corruption in the Islamic Republic; the head of the 'Manager Patrol': corruption has taken root in the country.