The relationship and supervision of the Central Bank and its Supreme Supervisory Board over Research and Technology Funds.

Mr. Farzin, Governor of the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic, Greetings,

If you examine the non-confidential secretariat of the Executive Board and the Central Bank's headquarters, and also inquire with the bank's security department, you will encounter an extraordinarily important and widespread inquiry from the Special Prosecutor for International Cases. This inquiry was delivered to the Secretariat of the Money and Credit Council (the current Supreme Supervisory Board) on April 12, 2025, and explicitly asks:

"Is compliance with the resolutions of the Money and Credit Council mandatory for these funds, or are they exempt from the scope and extension of the supervision of the Money and Credit Council and the Central Bank?"

The aforementioned individuals summarily claim:

"Full and accurate identification of applicants for facilities from these funds, the verification and validation of their submitted feasibility studies, and the supervision of the use of paid facilities in accordance with the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing laws are not quite necessary!! And these funds are also outside the scope of supervision by the Central Bank and the Financial Information Center."

The prosecutor's request was for the explicit opinion of the Supreme Supervisory Board to be provided in the shortest possible time for judicial use.

Mr. Governor of the Central Bank,

Why, after nine months since the receipt of this judicial order, has no response been provided? Which hands are preventing the Central Bank from answering this prosecutor's question (concerning the serious and widespread harm discovered in Research and Technology Funds across the country during the case involving the Zavieh Financial Group)?

The Financial Information Center has, of course, announced its explicit and documented response to the prosecutor, stating that compliance with the aforementioned laws in these funds is essential. However, the mechanism for communication and the exercise of supervision by the Financial Information Center over these funds remains undefined. If this critical issue is ignored, an overt disaster will occur.

Let this remain as a memorial.