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Iran ex-leader Rafsanjani's son 'jailed for 15 years'
Source: BBC
15 March 2015 Last updated at 21:40 GMT
Iran ex-leader Rafsanjani's son 'jailed for 15 years'
The son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been imprisoned by a court in Tehran.
State media said Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani had been convicted of security offences and financial crimes.
He was accused of inciting unrest after Iran's disputed elections in 2009 and was arrested on his return from exile in the UK in 2012.
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He went on trial last August at Iran's Revolutionary Court, which usually hears cases involving security offences. His trial was held behind closed doors so the exact charges are unknown.
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Iran ex-leader Rafsanjani's son 'jailed for 15 years'
The son of former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani has been imprisoned by a court in Tehran.
State media said Mehdi Hashemi Rafsanjani had been convicted of security offences and financial crimes.
He was accused of inciting unrest after Iran's disputed elections in 2009 and was arrested on his return from exile in the UK in 2012.
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He went on trial last August at Iran's Revolutionary Court, which usually hears cases involving security offences. His trial was held behind closed doors so the exact charges are unknown.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-31899684
