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Trial on embezzlement case opens in Iran

Iran Materials 18 February 2012 11:14 (UTC +04:00)
The public trial of 32 people who are accused of participating in a huge corruption case has begun in Iran.
Trial on embezzlement case opens in Iran

Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 19/ Trend M. Moezzi/

The public trial of 32 people who are accused of participating in a huge corruption case has begun in Iran, Mehr news agency reports.

Iran's judiciary has prepared a 220-page indictment against the defendants, five of whom could face the death penalty if convicted.

Earlier this year (Iran's solar year ends on March 20), a $3 billion embezzlement scandal was made public in Iran.

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