Judiciary: 10 Businessmen Sentenced Jail

Date: 21 May 2019 - 21:41

News ID: ۶۶۲۶۵

TEHRAN (Dispatches) -- Judiciary spokesman Gholamhussein Esmaili said Tuesday courts had sentenced 10 businessmen to up to 20 years in jail on charges including "economic sabotage", Fars news agency reported on Tuesday.
Iran executed three businessmen for economic crimes last year. President Hassan Rouhani said the country faced "economic war”, and the government needed more powers to control the economy.