July 16, 2017 8:37 PM

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Brother of Iranian President detained

The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Ferydoun, has been detained. Mr Ferydoun failed to meet the bail terms on unspecified financial issues and was taken to prison. He has previously been linked to officials at the centre of a scandal involving inflated salaries for managers at the state insurance firm. He has always denied any wrongdoing.<br/><br/>The saga has dogged President Rouhani for more than a year. The judiciary spokesman, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejeie, said, multiple investigations have been conducted regarding Mr Ferydoun, also other people have been investigated, some of whom are in jail. Yesterday, bail was issued for him but because he failed to secure it he was referred to prison.

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