Iran News Update reports a dissident group called “Uprising Till Overthrow” managed to breach the servers and websites associated with the Iranian regime’s parliament. The leak of documents with the lawmakers’ salaries on social media has created quite a stir:
Among the most significant revelations were documents containing correspondence and salary records of the 226 lawmakers. This disclosure stirred considerable public outcry, particularly as approximately 90 percent of the country’s population resides in precarious conditions, with many living below the poverty line. The disparity between the MPs’ salaries and the plight of the populace fueled frustration among the public, with dissent even surfacing among certain factions within the regime on social media platforms.
In a frantic and alarmed response, the public relations department of the regime’s parliament hastily stepped forward to refute the purported incomes of the regime’s MPs, asserting that the files were manipulated and fraudulent.
Unfortunately for the regime, some state-backed news sites confirmed the figures. The Rouydad-24 website reportedly confirmed the salaries of the regime’s MPs, reporting:
One section of the purported documents includes a list of salaries disbursed to 226 representatives in June. Rouydad-24 cross-referenced the IBAN numbers listed in the hackers’ release and confirmed their validity, linking them to the parliamentarians. According to this data, the average salary received by representatives in June exceeded 200 million tomans. Notably, the highest earners, Malik Shariati Niasar and Mehdi Toghiani, members of the Energy and Economy Commissions, received salaries nearing 265 million tomans.
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