Iran’s court dismisses charges against minister candidate
The charges put forward against Iranian president Hassan Rouhani's Oil Minister Candidate Bijan Namdar Zanganeh, have been permanently dismissed by Iran's Supreme Court.
Local media reported that the case over Zanganeh was opened due
to signing of a gas contract between UAE`s Crescent Petroleum
Company and Iran.
Reportedly, UAE's Crescent Petroleum company said the gas price in
the contract was lower than the gas prices on the world market.
Under that contract, worth up to $1 billion, Iran agreed to daily
export some 500 million cubic feet of natural gas from the Salman
gas field to UAE.
Zanganeh was accused of unclearness in signing the 25-year gas
contract, when he was Iran's Oil Minister in 2001.
In accordance with the Court's order, the case has been permanently
closed due to two reasons: statute of limitation, and for the case
not having an actual crime.
Zanganeh also has been accused of playing role in 2009 presidential
election protests.
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