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Integrity: We have taken many measures to prevent corruption and opened wide the file of money inflation political | 11:57 - 06/16/2023 Baghdad - Mawazine News Today, Friday, the Integrity Commission announced that it has taken many measures to prevent corruption and open the file of money inflation wide. The commission stated, in a statement, a copy of which Mawazine News received: "Iraq participated in the fourteenth session of the team to review the implementation of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, and the open-ended intergovernmental group on the prevention and prevention of corruption." The Commission of Integrity, the representative of the Republic of Iraq to the United Nations Convention against Corruption, whose delegation was headed by (Raed Fadel Dahmoush), Director General of the Investigations Department of the Commission, during the conference held in Vienna for the period from (14-16 June), reviewed "the extent of the commitment of the Republic of Iraq to respond to the requirements of accession of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, to which Iraq joined under Law No. (35) of 2007, highlighting Iraq’s efforts in the aspects of preventing and preventing corruption by disclosing financial assets, following up the movement of funds and inflating officials’ funds, training, education and awareness, and preparing policies and strategies to combat Corruption, issuance of codes of conduct, as well as the automation and governance of government procedures. Dahmoush explained that "preventive measures to prevent corruption have increased in line with the first amendment to the amended Integrity and Illicit Gain Commission Law No. (30 of 2011), which expanded the circle of those covered by the disclosure of financial disclosure on the one hand, and stipulated penalties for those who refrain from responding to this duty or who On the other hand, their money is inflated, noting the receipt of (38,347) forms for those charged with disclosing their financial liabilities in the year 2022 only, and the analysis of (6,062) forms for the purpose of detecting inflation, whose files we are working to open wide. He pointed out that "these measures contribute to strengthening the confidence of citizens in officials in the state and express the extent of transparency of the government and its high-ranking officials." And he added, "Iraq has responded to the requirements of joining the UN Convention against Corruption, especially the articles and clauses of chapters (II, III, IV and V) related to preventive measures, criminalization, law enforcement, international cooperation and asset recovery, which are the most important things that are reviewed in the meetings of the member states of the convention." He referred to "preparing a strategy for integrity and combating corruption and its approval by the government and its entry into force," describing it as "one of the most important steps that fall within the preventive measures and steps to prevent corruption, as the Republic of Iraq, represented by the Federal Integrity Commission, is working on measurement indicators to evaluate the efforts of public sector institutions." In strengthening internal control systems and internal control therein, improving procedures for preventing corruption, ensuring that integrity measures are strengthened in their performance, and creating a voluntary competitive incentive environment among various public sector institutions to improve their ranking in integrity indicators. The head of the Iraqi delegation stated, "One of the steps that have been taken to prevent corruption is the issuance of regulations and codes of conduct that include rules and standards of ethical behavior to ensure the correct, honorable and proper performance of the duties of the public office. Internal Security Forces and others for the private sector. He affirmed that He explained, "The most prominent draft laws whose drafts are being approved, such as the amended Law on the Integrity and Illicit Gain Commission, which included articles that support the preventive aspect of its work and fall within the frameworks of preventing corruption through precise procedures and severe penalties, and two legal drafts (the right to obtain information) and (the recovery of corruption proceeds). ), and several procedures to devote the principles of entitlement, equality, justice, and equal opportunities in appointments by announcing vacant positions, and setting standards of merit, competence, experience, and integrity for assigning positions, to ensure transparency of employment procedures, assuming administrative positions, and that applicants are not exposed to extortion and bribes. It is noteworthy that the mechanism for reviewing and evaluating the implementation of the States Parties takes place through two countries reviewing the implementation of the Convention by another country, and subjecting the country to review once during the review cycle, which lasts (5) years, as the reviewing country must select (15) government experts to prepare a draft report of the reviewing country.
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The Anti-Corruption Commission opens 40 cases of corruption Political| 11:45 - 10/02/2021 BAGHDAD - Mawazine News , Adviser to the Prime Minister for Security Affairs, Hussein Allawi, revealed, on Wednesday, that the Anti-Corruption Committee is currently investigating 40 corruption cases. "The Anti-Corruption Committee includes 50 investigators, and it has not committed any constitutional violations, whether in investigation or arrest," Allawi said in a televised statement that Mawazine News reported. He added, "We do not need to justify the government's actions in front of the citizens, and the Anti-Corruption Committee has 40 cases it is working on, and I am proud of my presence in the government team of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi." Ended 29 / A43