Iran Police Spokesman: Khavari's Name Removed from Interpol Site After Identifying His Residence

The spokesperson for Iran's police confirmed the removal of the name of the former CEO of Bank Melli Iran from the 'Interpol public portal,' attributing this to the identification of Mahmoud Reza Khavari's residence, while emphasizing that the arrest warrant against him remains in effect. Mahmoud Reza Khavari, the former CEO of Bank Melli Iran, is one of the accused in the infamous 3,000 billion toman corruption case, who fled to Canada five years ago after the case was exposed. Iran's efforts to extradite him have so far been unsuccessful. Since his escape from Iran, he has been on Interpol's Red Notice list, but on Sunday, ILNA news agency reported that Interpol's information portal had removed his name from its wanted list. In response to this report, Saeed Montazeralmahdi, the police spokesperson, told Tasnim news agency that the removal of suspects' names from Interpol's public portal does not mean their names have been removed from the organization's wanted list. He explained that 'generally, suspects who are wanted and whose whereabouts are unknown are issued a Red Notice by Interpol, and their details are registered on the public portal of Interpol. However, as soon as their residence is identified and communication is established between the police of the two countries, their names are automatically removed from the public portal.' This police official concluded that 'Khavari's Red Notice remains in effect and he has not been removed from Interpol's list, and from a legal and judicial perspective, he remains wanted in the internal systems of Interpol police that are interconnected.' Mahmoud Reza Khavari has a history of membership on the board of directors and also served as the head of Bank Sepah. He was appointed as the head of Bank Melli Iran during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency in 2008. During Khavari's management, Bank Melli Iran, along with several other banks, was involved in a financial scandal referred to as the 3,000 billion toman corruption or embezzlement case. The primary accused in this case was Meh Afarin Amir Khosravi, who, along with three other defendants, was sentenced to death, and his execution was carried out on May 24, 2014. Among the other fugitives in this case is Mehrgan Amir Khosravi, Meh Afarin's brother, who is said to also hold Canadian citizenship and whose name remains on Interpol's Red Notice list. In addition to Mehrgan Amir Khosravi, the names of 65 other Iranian nationals are also listed on Interpol's Red Notice. The Iranian Inspection Organization recently announced that individuals with dual citizenship feel 'at ease' due to their families being settled in another country, which is why when they commit corruption, they flee overnight, making it difficult to track and return them to the country. Therefore, this organization prepared a report for the heads of the three branches of government, calling for the expulsion of individuals with dual citizenship from executive bodies. In this context, Interpol in Canada has 'promised to pursue' Khavari's extradition. Radon: The Iranian police are ready to arrest Khavari in Canada. 'The resigned CEO of Bank Melli lives in a $3 million house in Canada.' The judiciary: It is in the best interest of the CEO of Bank Melli to return to Iran. New details revealed about the banking embezzlement in Iran; 'The CEO of Bank Melli fled to Canada.'