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Iran's ex-military chief accused of squatting in former shah mansion

The former chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces has been accused of living rent-free for 25 years in a mansion belonging to the shah’s regime.

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Hassan Firouzabadi, who long was the chief of staff of Iran's armed forces, salutes during a military parade to commemorate the 1980-88 Iran-Iraq War, Tehran, Iran, Sept. 22, 2010. Firouzabadi, who was replaced as chief of staff in 2016, is involved in a controversy over a mansion that had been owned by the shah. — REUTERS/Morteza Nikoubazl

The former chief of staff of the Iranian armed forces, Hassan Firouzabadi, is squatting in a mansion that belonged to the former Shah of Iran, according to a letter published by a conservative university group.

The Movement for Justice Seeking Students published the letter, addressed to Tehran’s attorney general, June 17. The letter claims that Firouzabadi has been living rent-free for the last 25 years in a 107,000-square-foot estate in Lavasan, a wealthy suburb outside of Tehran often referred to as the Beverly Hills of Iran.

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