Spokesperson: Russian Embezzlement Case Unrelated to Iran

Speaking to reporters at a press conference on Tuesday, Ali Rabiee said the embezzlement case related to one of the employees of the Russian Foreign Ministry has nothing to do with Iran.

His comments came after some Russian media outlets claimed around $1 million of cash sent in two suitcases to Russia by Iran had been stolen.

“The money belonging to one of the staff members of the Russian Foreign Ministry is not related to Iran. This money came from the Russian government’s earnings in Iran, and everything happened inside Russia,” Rabiee said.

“As far as I know, one of the staff members of the Russian Foreign Ministry did this, and legal proceedings to review the case have been going on in Russian courts since last year.

“This issue completely falls within Russian laws and has nothing to do with Iran and relations between the two countries,” he added.

“So, issues pertaining to the case are not related to Iran. The only relation to Iran, as I said, is that the money comes from the consular revenues of the Russian embassy in Tehran. Neither does the money belong to Iran, nor is the accused person Iranian,” he stressed.Follow the Official Rokna NEWS Telegram Channel For More and fresh NEWS.
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