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Iranian president’s brother arrested on financial issues

16 July 2017 16:32 (UTC+04:00)
Iranian president’s brother arrested on financial issues

By Trend

Iranian President Hassan Rouhani’s brother Hossein Fereydoun was arrested last night, Iranian Judiciary spokesman, Gholam-Hossein Mohseni-Eje'i, said July 16, the state-run IRINN TV reported.

Mohseni-Eje'I said that the younger brother of Hassan Rouhani has been detained due to accusation related to financial issues.‎

The judicary official further said that Fereydoun can be released on bail, the judicial procedure in case of the issue would continue.

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