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Corrupt Iran billionaire sentenced to death
short by Nihal Thondepu / on Monday, 7 March, 2016
An Iranian court on Sunday sentenced billionaire Babak Zanjani and two of his associates to death for corruption in the sale of oil when the country was under sanctions. Iran's Oil Ministry claims that Zanjani owes the government around $2.25 billion. The court called the three defendants ‘corrupters on earth’ because their crimes have a major impact on society.
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