LEVIGARO Iraq's corruption is like cancer and reveals the story of Maliki's nephew

[yota691]

LEVIGARO Iraq's corruption is like cancer and reveals the story of Maliki's nephew

OCTOBER 5, 2017 3:27 PM

LEVIGARO Iraq's corruption is like cancer and reveals the story of Maliki's nephew

 

BAGHDAD / The newspaper Le Figaro, the French, the file of corruption in Iraq, while pointing to the loss of more than 300 billion dollars as a result of corruption, revealed practices for Iraqis, including the son of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Dubai and Turkey.

The newspaper said in a report prepared by journalist George Malbrinot, "The task of fighting corruption in his country is" emptying the sea with a spoon, "giving an idea of the magnitude of corruption rampant in Iraq," indicating that "the former ministers Abdul Falah al-Sudani and Ziad Qattan carry British passports In the past few years, a number of other ministers have managed to "survive" - including former defense minister Hazem al-Shaalan and former electricity minister Ayham al-Samarrai - who have fled with billions of dollars.

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Corruption is described by a French businessman close to Baghdad as "not just a scourge but a regime. Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It is ranked 166th out of 176 countries according to a ranking compiled by Transparency International.

Journalist George Malbrinot revealed in this report on Wednesday the size of the corruption in the Iraqi state through testimonies and figures.

In the 13 years following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, while oil revenues provided the treasury with more than $ 800 billion in revenue, corruption in the state coffers cost $ 312 billion, according to a successful center for economic development.

The list of suspects is surprising, according to the head of the Integrity Commission Hassan al-Yasiri, "a quarter of the members of the government prosecuted corruption charges, and this is only the tip of the iceberg, the Integrity Committee banned the travel of four hundred people, including ministers, deputies and former ministers and directors and governors."

According to Yasiri, "some ministers are faster than the procedures that are chasing them and are able to escape."

"Deputy ministers are often more corrupt, they have more influence than ministers because they are assigned to their political affiliation, and they work for their parties, not for the state," says parliamentarian Salem al-Shouki.

Corruption in Iraq is fueled by an "oversized administration," Baghdad has more than four hundred deputy ministers to support 27 ministers, and 27 deputy ministers.

In 2016, the pressure of the street pushed Abadi's government to abolish a few ministries and to hire technocrats with lower salaries and allowances.

"In the past, the deputy was paid $ 10,000 a month with allowances to pay thirty assistants, especially personal guards," said MP Ninawa al-Bayati. "Now he receives $ 4,000 and can only employ 16 assistants."

"The lack of state resources due to the drop in oil prices has generated a real desire in parliament to fight corruption," al-Bayati said.

"Most of the Iraqi officials were residing in London and the United States before 2003, and they are the holders of dual passports," one lawmaker said.

Where do the money go? Dubai, Amman, London and, more recently, Istanbul, the French businessman says that "the Iraqis who settled in Dubai settled back in Istanbul to buy companies specializing in currency conversion and the gold trade, including the nephew of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki."

[Wiljor]

Good morning Yota and thanks. 

Ok, if they know this, are they going to do something about it? 

[10 YEARS LATER]

1 hour ago, Wiljor said:

Good morning Yota and thanks. 

Ok, if they know this, are they going to do something about it? 

 

[wealthhound]

Sounds like they should reduce the size of their government, sound familiar?

Thanks for the info.!

[zzztop]

Let's hope they get a handle on this as well as coming to an agreement with the Kurds.  If not, we may be SOL.  Thanks for the post.

[nannab]

How about dear uncle Malarki's coffers?

Thanks Yota

[DinarThug]

(by don961)

A French report implicates Iraq's corruption and reveals the story of Maliki's nephew

 

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The head of the Iraqi Integrity Committee Hassan al-Yasiri said his mission to fight corruption in his country is "emptying the sea with a spoon", giving an idea of the extent of corruption rampant in Iraq, described by the French newspaper "Le Figaro" in the investigation of cancer. 
An official who was on a visit to London to try to convince his British interlocutors to release money he had fled and two former ministers often face many difficulties, despite asserting that a number of corrupt ministers have been revealed and brought Of justice. 
The two former ministers, Abd al-Falah al-Sudani and Ziad al-Qattan, carry British passports protecting them. Like these two individuals, during the past years, a number of other ministers managed to "survive"
Corruption is described by a French businessman close to Baghdad as "not just a scourge but a regime". Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It is ranked 166 out of 176 countries according to a ranking compiled by Transparency International. 
Journalist George Malbrinot revealed in this investigation on Wednesday the size of the corruption in the Iraqi state through testimonies and figures. 
In the 13 years following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, while oil revenues provided the treasury with more than $ 800 billion in revenue, corruption in the state coffers cost $ 312 billion, according to a successful center for economic development. 
The list of suspects is surprising, according to Yasiri, "a quarter of the members of the government are prosecuted for corruption, and this is only the tip of the iceberg, the Integrity Commission banned the travel of four hundred people, including ministers, deputies and former ministers and general managers and governors."
According to Yasiri, some ministers are faster than the procedures that they are pursuing and are able to escape. 
"Deputy ministers are often more corrupt, they have more influence than ministers because they are assigned to their political affiliation, and they work for their parties, not for the state," says parliamentarian Salem al-Shouki. 
Corruption in Iraq is fueled by an "oversized administration," Baghdad has more than four hundred deputy ministers to support 27 ministers, and 27 deputy ministers. 
In 2016, the pressure of the street pushed Abadi's government to abolish a few ministries and to hire technocrats with lower salaries and allowances. 
"In the past, the deputy was paid $ 10,000 a month with allowances to pay thirty assistants, especially personal guards," said MP Ninawa al-Bayati. "Now he receives $ 4,000 and can only employ 16 assistants."
Al-Bayati points out that the lack of state resources due to the drop in oil prices generated a real desire in parliament to fight corruption. 
Difficult war 
According to the investigation, the Yasiri , who submitted his resignation to Ebadi last year , he finds himself alone in the war on corruption, Westerners who denounce corruption in Iraq are hypocrites somewhat according Yasiri, and "if they refuse to activate a refund may be to have interests in the laundering of those funds Dirty ". 
"When I asked the British ambassador why his country did not respond to us, he replied that London did not trust Iraqi justice, and regretted that the United States had not cooperated at all. 
According to one lawmaker, most Iraqi officials were based in London and the United States before 2003 and are holders of dual passports.
Where do the money go? Dubai, Amman, London and recently Istanbul. "The Iraqis who settled in Dubai have settled back in Istanbul to buy currency conversion and gold trading companies," including the nephew of former Prime Minister Nuri
al-Maliki, the French businessman says. According to the report. 

Eight months before Iraq's decisive parliamentary elections, the latter appears committed to a relentless war on corruption just like counterterrorism. He appears determined to fight the so-called "whales", an ambitious battle that could be able to collect fragments of Iraqi mosaics.

 

 

 

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[Spider]

Mr. Haider Abadi must also investigate this....with all this money, he can rebuilt back Iraq without international donation...... The question is, can he get back this corrupted money or not?

[ChuckFinley]

On October 6, 2017 at 5:38 AM, Spider said:

Mr. Haider Abadi must also investigate this....with all this money, he can rebuilt back Iraq without international donation...... The question is, can he get back this corrupted money or not?

[DinarThug]

28 minutes ago, DinarThug said:

According to parliamentary reports, corruption has contributed to the worsening financial crisis in the country, especially under the government of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, with the amount of looted funds in just eight years more than 450 billion dollars, according to unofficial reports.

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(by don961)

Le Figaro: Corruption cost Iraq's coffers $ 312 billion .. Dual citizenship fortifies the corrupt

Updated 08/10/2017 1:36 AM  The newspaper Le Figaro published a newspaper investigation into the corruption in Iraq, which revealed that corruption cost Iraq $ 312 billion , and that double nationality protects the corrupt in Iraq. Iraq faces many difficulties to combat rampant corruption in the country. The most prominent of these obstacles is the difficulty of prosecuting the corrupt, who usually leave the country with accusations of corruption against them with a second nationality and a Western passport representing Immunity for them, a dilemma that tied the hands of those who want to eliminate this scourge in Iraq. She added: Most government officials in Iraq have British and American nationalities make it difficult to prosecute them under different laws from one country to another, coupled with the weakness of the political decision and its association with narrow circles controlled by personal interests only. The paper quoted the head of the Iraqi Integrity Commission Hassan al-Yasiri, who described his mission to fight corruption in his country as "emptying the sea with a spoon", giving an idea of the extent of corruption rampant in Iraq. The official, who was on a visit to London to try to convince his British interlocutors to release money he had fled and two former ministers, often faces many difficulties, although he has confirmed that a number of corrupt ministers And bring them to justice. The two former ministers, Abdulhalah al-Sudani and Ziad al-Qattan, carry British passports protecting them. Like these two individuals, several other ministers survived, including former defense minister Hazem al-Shaalan and former electricity minister Ayham al-Samarrai, who fled with billions of dollars. Observers say corrupt officials are using their foreign nationals to flee Iraq because of the longer-term detention procedures because of the need to address the embassies of the countries that hold their identity. Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It ranks 166th out of 176 countries according to a ranking compiled by Transparency International. In the 13 years following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein's regime, while oil revenues provided the treasury with more than $ 800 billion in revenue, corruption in the state coffers cost $ 312 billion, according to a successful center for economic development. Observers say that alongside the dilemma of dual citizenship, political decision-makers in Iraq do not have the necessary ransom to prosecute and put corrupt people in prison and that many government officials are behind the process of protecting defendants and covering them from any prosecution. The Iraqi government faces heavy accusations against the backdrop of the ruling system, which is based mainly on sectarian quotas, which have contributed to increasing the wealth of the influential and impoverished working class in a country with huge oil wealth. The list of suspects is surprising, according to Yasiri, "a quarter of the members of the government prosecuted corruption charges, the Integrity Commission banned the travel of four hundred people, including ministers, deputies and former ministers and directors and governors." According to Yasiri, some ministers are faster than the procedures that they are pursuing and are able to escape. "Deputy ministers are often more corrupt, they have more influence than ministers because they are assigned to their political affiliation, and they work for their parties, not for the state," says parliamentarian Salem al-Shouki. Corruption in Iraq is fueled by an "oversized administration," Baghdad has more than four hundred deputy ministers to support 27 ministers, and 27 deputy ministers. In 2016, the pressure of the street pushed Abadi's government to abolish a few ministries and to hire technocrats with lower salaries and allowances. "In the past, the deputy was paid $ 10,000 a month with allowances to pay thirty assistants, especially personal guards," said MP Ninawa al-Bayati. "Now he receives $ 4,000 and can only employ 16 assistants." Al-Bayati points out that the lack of state resources due to the drop in oil prices generated a real desire in parliament to fight corruption. According to the investigation published by the French newspaper, the Yasiri, who submitted his resignation to Abadi last year finds himself alone in his war on corruption, Westerners who condemn corruption in Iraq are somewhat hypocritical according to Yasiri, "and if they refused to activate the procedure of refunds, they may have interests in washing those Dirty money ". "When I asked the British ambassador why his country did not return the money to us, he replied that London did not trust Iraqi justice, and regretted that the United States did not cooperate at all. (End) 22 /

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