This investigative report by Kamran Malekpour examines the case of Sina Larijani, son of Fazel Larijani, who holds a senior management position at the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) in Vancouver. The article alleges that Sina Larijani, despite his direct family ties to high-ranking political officials in Iran—including his uncles Ali and Sadegh Larijani—failed to disclose these connections in his financial documents, presenting himself as a person “without political exposure.”
Following the public exposure of this information, a group of Iranian-Canadians protested in front of the RBC’s main branch in Vancouver, leading to its temporary closure. The article critiques the bank’s silence on the matter and its vague responses, suggesting that the management hopes to let the issue be forgotten.
The report also details the contradictory reactions from Vancouver police and poses unanswered questions regarding the bank’s knowledge of the manager’s family background.
To read the full article in Persian on Hafteh.ca, click here.
