According to Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Ejei, Iran’s judiciary spokesman, a total of four people have been arrested who are linked to a corruption case at Bank Mellat.
The Intelligence Organization of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced July 19 that Ali Rastegar Sorkhei, the former managing director of Bank Mellat, and his deputy were arrested. Rastegar Sorkhei, who has been linked to President Hassan Rouhani’s brother, Hossein Fereydoun, was recently let go after leaked documents revealed that a number of managers of government-run institutions were receiving exorbitant salaries. The managers of Saderat, Refah and Mehr banks were also let go after the leak of high salaries.
