VOL. XLIV

No 31

30-July-2001

IRAN

Jannati Bribes Evidence Not Forthcoming As FraudInvestigation Continues

Irans State Inspectorate is soon expected to releasean account of its investigation into the gasfield development contracts signedby the Petropars offshoot of the National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC), accordingto a report by the official news agency IRNA on 20 July. PetroparsDirector Behzad Nabavi has complained that the investigation is politicallymotivated.

IRNA reported that Mr Nabavi said...