Expediency still undecided on date for FATF reviewing session: member
A member of the Expediency Council, Gholamreza Mesbahi Moghadam, said Sat. the date for holding a session on reviewing Iran’s accession to the two FATF-related bills is still uncertain.
Rezaei casts doubt over CFT effectiveness pointing to NZ terror attack
Expediency Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei voiced doubt about the effectiveness of the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) in establishing security in the world.
Expediency Council’s session on reviewing ‘Palermo’ bill begins
The Expediency Council is holding a session Saturday to discuss the bill on the country’s accession to the UN Convention against Transnational Organized Crime, known as Palermo Convention in Iran.
Expediency Council leaves decision on Palermo bill to next session
The Expediency Council’s Saturday meeting on joining the UN Convention on Transnational Crime (Palermo bill) ended without conclusion, leaving the final decision to the next session. The meeting was chaired by Ayatollah Sadeq Amoli Larijani, Iranian Judiciary Chief, and also attended by Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif and Parliament Speaker Ali Larijani. According to Seyed […]
Qom seminary warns joining FATF favors enemies
A host of elites from Qom seminary wrote a letter to the head of Expediency Council, warning that Iran’s joining FATF leads to enemies’ complete dominance over the country’s banking affairs. In a Wednesday letter to Ayatollah Amoli Larijani, Qom seminary elites mention that in case of Iran’s joining FATF, enemies can obtain banking information […]
Anti-money laundering bill of amendment past Expediency Council
The Expediency Council on Saturday endorsed a bill of amendment to the anti-money laundering law, a council member announced. Gholamreza Mesbahi-Moghadam said the bill will be sent to Majlis speaker Ali Larijani for declaration. Larijani, Economy Minister Farhad Dejpasand, Chairman of Majlis Judicial and Legal Commission Allahyar Malekshahi and Laya Joneidi, the vice president for […]
Expediency Council to decide on CFT based on national interest: Rezaei
The Secretary of Iran’s Expediency Council Mohsen Rezaei said that the council will certainly decide on the bill on Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT) based on national and revolution’s interests. In a Saturday press conference, Rezaei said that the bill has not yet been received by the Expediency Council […]
Basij warns Expediency Council about dangers of joining FATF
A host of Basiji students from Iranian universities and seminaries warned the Expediency Council about the dangers and threats of Iran’s accession to the convention against the funding of terrorism (CFT). In a letter to the head and members of Expediency Council on Saturday, the students highlighted that joining Palermo and CFT bills is against […]