Resalat Newspaper Accuses Rouhani's First Vice President of 6 Billion Toman Misconduct

The Resalat newspaper has accused Eshaq Jahangiri, the First Vice President of Iran, of having a misconduct case amounting to over 6 billion tomans against him in the Court of Audit when he was serving as Minister of Industries and Mines. Mohammad Kazem Anbarlooee, the editor-in-chief of Resalat, provided reasons to refute Jahangiri's recent statements regarding the 'uncertainty of the expenditure of 100 billion dollars' during Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's presidency, questioning how Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, the current Minister of Interior and former head of the Court of Audit during Ahmadinejad's term, could be unaware of Jahangiri's alleged misconduct. Anbarlooee further argued that if Rahmani Fazli was monitoring Jahangiri's 'misconduct' during his tenure from 2002 to 2005, then how could he not have tracked the transfers amounting to 100 billion dollars? Anbarlooee mentioned the amount of this 'misconduct' as exceeding 60 billion rials and even cited the case number and date of Jahangiri's file in the Court of Audit. In addition to being the editor of Resalat, Anbarlooee is also the head of the political center of the Islamic Coalition Party and wrote this piece in the June 15 edition of Resalat. The Rajanews website, close to the Steadfast Front, also republished this article, adding that 'the Court of Audit and the office of the First Vice President are expected to announce the fate of this misconduct investigation, as if Jahangiri's 60 billion rial misconduct is proven, the question arises whether a person with a history of misconduct is suitable for leading the Economic Corruption Combat Headquarters.' In recent months, Eshaq Jahangiri has made numerous financial and economic accusations against Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's government. Ahmadinejad's office and his associates have denied the allegations of financial corruption, although Mohammad Reza Rahimi, his First Vice President, and Hamid Bakhaei, his executive assistant, have been imprisoned on similar charges.