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Date apprehended 2013 Imprisoned at Babak Morteza Zanjani (: بابک مرتضی زنجانی, born 21 March 1974) is an Iranian billionaire. He was the managing director of the -based Sorinet Group, one of Iran's largest business conglomerates.
In late 2013, he was arrested and accused of withholding $2.7 billion of government money owned by the, in his attempts to facilitate Iran's oil revenue hindered by the. He was convicted of corruption, sentenced to death and is currently awaiting execution. Several commentators have stated that Zanjani is perhaps a “” for corruption scandals in Iran. Contents • • • • • • • Sorinet Group [ ] Sorinet Group (: گروه شرکتهای سورینت) is an Iranian business. The company is one of Iran's largest business conglomerates.
Sorinet businesses include cosmetics, finance and banking, hospitality, commercial aviation, infrastructure, building material, information technology and international real estate development. It operates in countries including Iran, United Arab Emirates, Turkey,, Malaysia, China. He also owned and in Iran. In 2013, Zanjani stated that his net worth was $13.5 billion. EU sanctions against Iran [ ] Zanjani was named in the in December 2012 by the on the grounds of 'assisting designated entities to violate the provisions of the EU regulation on Iran and is providing financial support to the government of Iran'. Zanjani was claimed to be 'a key facilitator for Iranian oil deals and transferring oil-related money'.
He denied the accusation, declining any ties with the Iranian government and calling the Europeans' decision 'a mistake'. The describe Zanjani as 'a key facilitator for Iranian oil deals and transferring oil related money' and accuses First Islamic Bank of being used to channel Iranian oil-related payments. Zanjani said the complex nature of his companies' transactions, involving large sums, might have misled EU authorities. Zanjani's companies are or may be involved in the Labuan Iran oil smuggling on the eastern coast of. Labuan has been serving as a drop-off spot for Iranian crude. Alleged dual nationality [ ] In January 2013, an Iranian news website,, reported that Zanjani holds a in addition to his Iranian one, a claim which was later denied by Zanjani.
He called the passport's copy 'fake', saying in an interview with the news website of, his football team: 'This story [the copy of my passport] is too badly fabricated that they even put my picture on the passport without a tie. However, it is obligatory to tie a necktie to take pictures for European passports,' which is not true. Arrest and conviction [ ] On 30 December 2013, Zanjani was arrested by Iranian police for his alleged role in the, in which he was accused of embezzling more than €2.7 billion.
Some days later, a spokesman from the denied any cooperation between Zanjani and the bank and claimed all documents presented by Zanjani about their two-way communications were fake.
He was tried in an. On 6 March 2016, he was convicted and sentenced to death for embezzlement and '. In December 2016, the confirmed the sentence. See also [ ] • References [ ]. • • Sune Engel Rasmussen (14 March 2016). Retrieved 1 January 2017.
Zanjani serves as a fall guy for the current government’s attempt, at least in public, to break with the cronyism of the Ahmadinejad era. • Hamid Dabashi (10 March 2016). Retrieved 1 January 2017. The full exposure of such corruptions scandalises not only the crook who engaged in such financial atrocities, but those who enabled him and are now using him as 'the fall guy'.
• Michael Theodoulou (11 January 2014). The National. Retrieved 1 January 2017. Scott Lucas, an Iran specialist at Birmingham University in England, suspects that Mr Zanjani will become the “fall guy” for corruption scandals involving powerful figures and institutions during the Ahmadinejad era. “More senior figures are likely to escape unscathed, provided Mr Zanjani pays the price,” Mr Lucas said. Rah Ahan Sorinet F.C.