Read again the post-truth note about the Zaviyeh Financial Group, which had no news value whatsoever.

Read the post-truth note about the Zaviyeh Financial Group, which had no news value whatsoever, again.

Now pay a little more attention to this completely normal process:

1. Mohammad Nargesian, the special prosecutor handling international affairs cases, 18 months ago, with comprehensive and emphatic orders, tasked various tax officials with reviewing and verifying all the tax records of the companies in this group, and even the natural persons who are its influential members, and to report if any tax evasion was proven.

2. As detailed in separate notes, despite very serious follow-ups, no precise response was given, and... (refer to the separate notes on Abdi Media).

3. Following the arrest of Mohsen Eskandarinia, it was pointed out to Hassan Eskandarinia to close the offices of these companies and to take possession of the financial and technical documents of this group, which were in the hands of Rahman Saedi (known as Omid), based on his confessions to the prosecutor and Interpol police.

4. Sheikh Hassan, without any backing or coordination whatsoever, goes to the National Tax Organization upon its invitation and officially declares in writing that he will not provide any documents to that organization, effectively preventing even a superficial tax inspection under Article 181 of the Direct Taxes Act as ordered by the prosecutor. The case goes to court without any decision being made on this crucial matter.

5. Following a complaint and report from a private plaintiff, Prosecutor Keyvan Jafari from Branch 1 of the Government Employees Prosecutor's Office issues orders to dismiss the case against the head of the National Tax Organization and the head of its Inspection and Combating Money Laundering and Tax Evasion Center, on charges of omission in uncovering the tax evasion of this group, in two separate cases.

6. Following a report/complaint from private plaintiffs (in the absence and silence of oversight bodies), a new, separate case is filed in the Government Employees Prosecutor's Office against the Zaviyeh companies on charges of money laundering, tax evasion, and social security claims.

7. The Tehran Criminal Court 2, presided over by the honorable, well-known Judge Amin Toyserkani, after a 5-hour trial, only convicts Mohsen Eskandarinia on three ordinary charges, and acquits the other defendants, and even Mohsen himself on very important counts, or issues orders to dismiss or suspend prosecution.

From here, it gets easier. Why?

8. After the real beneficiaries felt somewhat reassured, exasperated by the special follow-ups of reporters, the highest-ranking ministry officials, the security and inspection officials of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance, and the very detailed reports of Abdi Media, finally, after 18 months, Mohammad Hadi Sobhaniyan, the head of the National Tax Organization, one week after the issuance of Judge Toyserkani's verdict, suddenly remembers to finally clarify the matter of tax evasion for these companies.

9. He writes to the head of the Inspection Center of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance:

"Proving or disproving tax evasion requires access to company information and taking action to carry out a tax audit under Article 181 of the Direct Taxes Act (the same audit that Sheikh Hassan prevented, and which the head of the Tax Organization does not file a complaint against him for, under Article 274, Clause 3 of the Direct Taxes Act).

And... in short: No credible documentation has been provided to the National Tax Organization from any judicial or oversight authority regarding this matter. Therefore, given the lack of documentation, the aforementioned review is not possible."

10. And what about the Central Bank's security report on the crypto platforms and digital currencies that the bank was supposed to use to monitor the transactions of this group and its companies — which I previously wrote about on Abdi Media, remember?

11. So, the matter of potential tax evasion for this group, which required examining documents for thousands of billions of tomans and US dollars in suspicious transactions, has vanished into thin air, and that's it.

What is left to do now?

For the prosecutor at Branch 1 of the Government Employees Prosecutor's Office to close the case regarding tax evasion and social security claims of the influential members of the Zaviyeh Financial Group, the Social Security Organization, and the Tax Organization.

How?

By issuing an order to dismiss or suspend prosecution. And since the reporters are not considered private plaintiffs, they have no right to appeal, and the decision becomes final... and that's it.

Isn't it bitter, beautiful, and sweet at the same time?