Corruption probe
The Iranian Prime Minister (Dr Mehdi Bazargan) has ordered an investigation into allegations of high-level corruption in the Commerce Ministry. He has also come to the defence of three Ministers whose names have been linked with the scandal. In a statement issued after a Cabinet meeting, Dr I Bazargan said he had [ordered the General Inspection Office to report on (allegations that agents of the [former Shah’s Savak secret police had plotted within the Ministry to wreck Iran’s food-import programme. — (Teheran.
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Press, 31 October 1979, Page 30
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