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Member Of Parliamentary Integrity: There Are Open Corruption Files In The Oil, Gas, Electricity And Trade Sectors 25/09/2022 11 Earth News/ Member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee Ahmed Taha Al-Rubaie confirmed today, Sunday, that there are open corruption files in the Integrity Commission in the oil, gas, electricity and trade sectors. Al-Rubaie said in an interview with Earth News, "Corruption has become a general phenomenon in various institutions, and sometimes it is codified within a legal framework, and they are surrounded by mafias of corruption and politically supported whales, so we do not rule out that 18 billion dollars go to waste or the pockets of the corrupt annually in Iraq." Al-Rubaie added that “this matter requires cooperation for all institutions concerned with combating corruption, specifically the patriotic people we rely on to preserve the people’s money and not to compromise or compliment,” noting that “in our role as a parliamentary integrity committee, there is great cooperation and continuous communication with the Integrity Commission for the purpose of providing moral support to them and support.” Legislative Council in any case they need.” Al-Rubaie continued, "We have contact with the judiciary for the purpose of coordination, because sometimes they need some legislative interventions, and we have offered services between the Integrity Commission, the Financial Supervision Bureau, the judiciary, and all parties concerned with combating corruption," explaining that "a series of measures concerned with combating corruption would prolong the diagnosis and prove the presence of corruption." Whether or not it is necessary to support the joints concerned with combating corruption in all fields, their support should be exceptional and the selection of personalities with competence and integrity. And he indicated that "there are other episodes concerned with combating corruption, represented by the Financial Supervision Bureau, whose function is audit, as well as the Federal Integrity Commission and its investigative functions, and then the judiciary, which decides whether corruption exists or not and issues the appropriate ruling." Al-Rubaie stressed “the need to return the general inspectors, but not in the previous way, but with the title of a body that is independent and an inspector general for each concerned ministry or a body that is not affiliated with a ministry. This body is directly linked to the House of Representatives,” noting that “in this case it will be better because our meetings with many Of the institutions concerned with combating corruption, they indicated that there was a major defect after the abolition of the offices of the inspectors general. He pointed out that "in our turn, we, previously and currently, stress the importance of the presence of the offices of general inspectors, but our only observations were that they should not be affiliated with ministries, but rather have an independent formation entitled an independent body linked to the House of Representatives." And on the issue of open files, Al-Rubaie explained that “in various sectors and ministries, we have open files in the Integrity and Cooperation Commission with all parties in all areas related to the oil, gas, electricity, trade, land and other sectors, because it is unfortunate that corruption has become a phenomenon for us and not an exceptional case.
