VOL. XLV

No 17

29-April-2002

IRAN

Iran Weighs ImpactOf Petropars Probe

PetroparsManaging Director Akbar Torkanhas denied allegations that the company committed financial and legalwrongdoings in the management of South Pars gasfielddevelopment contracts, following the appearance of former company chairman Behzad Nabavi in a Tehran court on 17 April to answer charges of fraud (MEES,22 April). Mr Nabavisappearance before the court was the result of an investigation by the Iranianjudiciary into...