Iran moves to impeach economy minister - FT.com

Iran’s parliament has decided to impeach the minister of the economy over an alleged financial scandal amid mounting political infighting which has weakened the government of the president, Mahmoud Ahmadi-Nejad.

The presiding board of the parliament announced on Sunday its approval to begin the impeachment process which several parliamentarians have pushed for in recent weeks.

Shamsoddin Hosseini must appear before the parliament next week and answer questions raised in his impeachment letter including “the failure to implement law and [prevent] violation of law . . . vis-a-vis banks” and “no resistance against the interference of executive officials”.

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