Photo: Hossein Fereidoun Rohani, brother of Iranian President Hassan Rohani (file photo)
BBC:
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani's brother detained
The brother of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani, Hossein Ferydoun, has been detained, a judiciary spokesman says.
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.
The saga has dogged President Rouhani for more than a year.
The judiciary spokesman, Gholamhossein Mohseni-Ejeie, said: "Multiple investigations have been conducted regarding this person [Mr Ferydoun], also other people have been investigated, some of whom are in jail.
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Update #1:
Brother Of Iranian President Arrested On Financial Crimes Charges (RFE)
Update #2:
Iranian President's Brother Detained - Judiciary Spokesman (Sputnik)
WNU editor: He apparently violated his bail conditions. But this story is happening in Iran .... and when these things are done in Iran there is usually a bigger story behind it.
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