Tehran, Jan 22 (IANS) Former Iran vice president Mohammad Reza Rahimi has been sentenced to five years in prison over corruption charges, media reported Thursday.
The Supreme Court of Iran also ordered Rahimi, who was a close aide to former president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, to pay a compensation of 10-billion-rial (around $365,000 dollar), state-run IRNA reported.
Rahimi was also ordered to restitute 28.5 billion rial (more than $1 million) he had gained in unjust enrichment.
A preliminary court had initially handed down a 15-year prison term to Rahimi, but the Supreme Court reduced it. Rahimi has always rejected charges pressed against him.