Holding a hearing on the Debash tea case/where did the source of the foreign currency remittances come from?

According to Mehr news agency, the 16th hearing of the tea case Debash In the first branch of the Islamic Revolution Court, which deals with the crimes of large and major disruptors in the economic system, presided over by Judge Pasandideh, court advisors, with the presence of the prosecutor's representative, the defendants, their lawyers, the defendants of the case, representatives of the custodial and supervisory organizations, representatives of the plaintiff banks, the central bank And customs was held in the evening on Wednesday, December 12.

At the beginning of the session, Judge Pasandideh said: In the previous sessions of the court, the accusations of some of the defendants were heard and the statements of the defendants and their lawyers were heard. In the last two sessions, the court listened to the additional statements of the representative of the prosecutor, the representative of the Central Bank, and the representatives of the General Inspection Organization. In today's session, the court will continue hearing the statements of other defendants in the order of what is mentioned in the indictment.

The judge emphasized to all the defendants in the case who are defending themselves, although it is the duty of the court to hear oral statements and all your explanations will be heard, but I am announcing to all the defendants that in order to express their analysis and content, it is more important to present a defense bill. have focus

Next, 6 managers and members of the board of directors of Saderat Bank came to the stand by the order of the judge and after explaining the charges contained in the indictment, they defended themselves and related to the set of actions taken in the payment of facilities and the allocation of credits to the group. Debash which, according to the indictment, was associated with the violation of banking regulations and laws, they provided explanations and answered the court's questions.

The lawyers of the defendants in the case also defended their client and presented additional explanations to the court.

Judge Pasandideh further said: Considering that according to the contents of the case, for the receipt of about 3 billion and 300 million euros in foreign currency transfers by the first-tier defendant from the plaintiff banks, the equivalent of Riyals was deposited into the accounts of the banks, the court's question to the defendant is From where is the Riyal value of foreign currency remittances provide did you

He added: For this purpose, the court has sent a written letter to the lawyers and the accused in the first tier to clear the ambiguity of where the source of the rials of the foreign exchange transfers came from. It was from the company's sales or from the company's income. It is inferred from the indictment that this income was from the sale of currency, the court will ask you for the documents. Submit the documents to the court so that it can be determined origin Riyal from what place? provide has been So don't generalize and present your content with documentation.

Addressing the accused in the first row of the case and his lawyers, the judge said: One of the charges mentioned in the indictment is disrupting the economic system through the illegal sale of currency. the court in particular origin These sources of foreign exchange are flawed and there is ambiguity. In the previous sessions, the first-tier accused and his lawyers pointed out that this currency is the result of exports. Once the court gave you a warning and now the written notice has been sent to you and his lawyers, inform the court of the documents.

He continued: One of the cases that the court is very persistent and tries to determine is the financial situation of the case. According to the contents of the file, a product from the group companies Debash For more than 2 billion and 200 million euros of foreign currency remittances received from the operating banks, it has not entered the country and the first-tier defendant is the owner of the group companies. Debash In the court hearings, he stated that, firstly, some goods, including tea, machinery and related equipment, have entered the country's customs or free zones and are awaiting the completion of customs formalities and the clearance process. Secondly, the rest of the goods are bought abroad from foreign sellers and stored in the ports of the countries of origin, and the loading and shipping of these goods to the country should be done as soon as possible.

He continued: Therefore, in the first correspondence he had with the industry protection board, the court suggested that as soon as possible, with in-person visits and correspondence with the customs and free zones of the country, and with the cooperation and obtaining the necessary explanations and documents from the current or former managers of the companies. group Debash and with in-person references to the Trade Development Organization, Ministries of Agricultural Jihad, silenceCustoms, Food and Drug Organization, Ports and Shipping Organization and with the necessary follow-up from other relevant trustee organizations, including the relevant vice-chairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, or Consulates Iran in the countries claimed by the accused and by meeting in person with the accused or other accused under arrest with the permission and coordination of this court regarding the subject of your statement, the necessary follow-ups should be carried out and the results of the investigations should be announced to this court in a written and documented report.

In the end, Judge Pasandideh stated: If a product of the defendants is detected in the customs of the free zones or anywhere in the country or anywhere outside the country; The relevant documents and documents should be sent to the court and the process of transferring these goods to the country and their clearance from customs should be announced to this court. If the transfer of goods from abroad or the clearance of goods from customs are faced with problems and obstacles, while enumerating the problems and obstacles, the desired solutions to solve these problems and obstacles should be announced.