The possibility of 20 years in prison for a British citizen under the pretext of violating Iranian sanctions.
The US Department of Justice says a British citizen who has pleaded guilty to allegedly violating sanctions against Iran could face up to 20 years in prison.
The US Department of Justice has issued a statement saying that a British citizen has accepted the charges against him for “illegal export of sensitive military technology to Iran” in continuation of the US government’s policy of forcing third parties to enforce extraterritorial sanctions against Iran.
The US Department of Justice said in a statement that 46-year-old Saber Faqih had sent UAV technologies to Iran in 2017 and 2018, and that he could be sentenced to up to 20 years in prison and / or a fine of up to one. Million dollars reported.
The statement added that a federal district court will issue the necessary court ruling after reviewing the case. The US judiciary has simultaneously issued an indictment against four other people (two Iranian citizens, a Canadian citizen and an UAE citizen) on the same charge.
According to Bloomberg, “Jeffrey Kolanski”, the lawyer of “Saber Faqih” on Thursday, refused to comment on this issue via email. According to the US Department of Justice, Saber Faqih, based on an agreement reached before the trial, said that with “Alireza Taghavi”, 46, from Iran, “Bader Faqih”, 41, from Canada and “Altaf Faqih”, 70, from the United Arab Emirates to send technologies Use in the UAV industry has cooperated without obtaining a license from the Ministry of Treasury.
At the same time, another related indictment filed in a federal court charged a 44-year-old Iranian citizen named Jalal Ruhollahnejad with “trafficking, cyber fraud and related crimes” in connection with the case.
The US Department of Justice, however, acknowledged in a statement that the goods intended by the defendants in the case were intended to be sent to Iran, in addition to potential military uses, as well as civilian uses.
After the victory of the Islamic Revolution in Iran, various US governments, in line with their hostile goals against the Islamic Republic, have imposed sanctions under various pretexts and put economic war on the agenda. Washington obliges American companies and companies based in third countries or individuals to comply with these sanctions.
