Iranian citizens continue to protest against the
looting carried out by financial institutions belonging to Iran's Revolutionary
Guard Corps and other repressive agencies, including the IRGC-backed Caspian Credit
Institute.
A number of looted citizens staged a protest on
Argentina Street in front of the Caspian Institute building in Tehran against
the theft and looting of their funds by the IRGC's organization.
Demonstrators raised slogans against the
Caspian Institute and the ruling Iranian regime as well, among which they said, "Caspian stole and the government supported."
The demonstrators, during their previous
protests, asserted that Caspian has been bankrupt since last year, making them
loot the funds of thousands of citizens. They also condemned the IRGC control
over most of the financial deposits, asserting that the Revolutionary Guards
committed embezzlement in government institutions.
According to activists, thousands of Iranian
citizens had deposited their savings in Caspian, before the organization refused
to pay their customers the interests for their deposits last year, in reference
to the bankruptcy, and the spread of corruption in government institutions
dominated by the IRGC control.
Protests have continued for many years.
However, the owners of the organization and the Iranian government have not
responded to the demands of citizens demanding sending them back their money.
Regime bans broadcasting
protests
Iran's Supreme National Security
Council issued a decree in November last year, banning state media from
broadcasting the protests of the looted citizens.
"After a wave of protests
was launched in Tehran and some other cities by money investors demanding financial
institutions to give them their money back, the Supreme National Security
Council decided to ban broadcasting [the protests]," an MP of Iran's
Zanjan told ISNA.
The Zanjan's MP considered the
regime's response as negligence of the citizens' rights.
Iranian opposition
supports protesters
Maryam Rajavi, the leader of the
Iranian opposition, sent a message calling on all citizens, especially courageous
young people in different cities of the country, to show solidarity and support
for looted citizens.
Rajavi said that the wealth of the
Iranian people is completely depleted in the service of the fascist religious
system, wars provocation, and terrorism activities abroad.
