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...Indeed, it remains murky what the department's powers would be, and where the money would come from to fund its workings. Nematullah Shahrani, the minister of Haj and Religious offices, has said it would focus on alcohol, drugs, crime and corruption, but those issues are already addressed by the country's criminal laws...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Return of Afghanistan's Vice Squad? | 7/20/2006 | See Source »

...designed to culminate in free elections next June, the Shah and Premier Sharif-Emami have lifted restrictions on the formation of new political parties, curbed the activities of SAVAK, Iran's notorious secret police, and cracked down on widespread corruption among profiteering businessmen and former government officials. General Nematullah Nasiri, who was head of SAVAK for 13 years before he was fired last June, has now been brought back from his post as Ambassador to Pakistan reportedly to face charges of corruption and murder. The government will also press charges against Amir Abbas Hoveida, Premier from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: IRAN: Another Crisis for the Shah | 11/13/1978 | See Source »

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