![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.ncr-iran.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/iran-majlis-parliament.jpg\")
<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
Three-minute read<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n Before the helicopter crash that killed<\/a> the Iranian regime’s president Ebrahim Raisi on May 19, the power struggle for more seats on the Presidium and the position of Speaker of Parliament had reached its zenith. Now, with the crisis-ridden regime facing another sham election in less than 50 days, coupled with the inevitable boycott by the Iranian people and escalating factional infighting, Tehran is poised for turbulent days ahead.<\/p>\n In the final days of the current parliament, fierce competition for power in the upcoming formation has brought to light new corruption scandals. Under the leadership of Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, documents revealing financial misconduct within the Masaf Institute, affiliated with Ali Akbar Raefipour, a close ally of Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, have been made public. These documents show substantial sums of money, amounting to billions of tomans, being transferred to the accounts of Raefipour’s sister and father.<\/p>\n According to the state-controlled news website Entekhab<\/a>, an unexplained withdrawal of 8 billion tomans from the Masaf Institute’s account has raised further questions. Eghtesad24, another state-run website, reported that the institute<\/a> engaged in money laundering through its legal accounts. It revealed that while Raefipour himself had only 66 million tomans in one of his accounts, his sister Neda Raefipour’s account had nearly one billion tomans, and their father had approximately 1.6 billion tomans in his account.<\/p>\n Entekhab also noted the rapid movement of tens of billions of tomans through the institute’s accounts, questioning the criteria and invoices justifying these transactions, especially for an organization claiming to be a charitable institute focused on promoting religious activities.<\/p>\n Systemic #Corruption<\/a> and Infighting Amid Public Unrest in #Iran<\/a>https:\/\/t.co\/p5SMZvsYMG<\/a><\/p>\n — NCRI-FAC (@iran_policy) May 16, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n