Arrest Warrants against 1448 defendants for stealing 105 billion Iraqi Dinars

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Arrest Warrants against 1448 defendants for stealing 105 billion Iraqi Dinars

May 27, 2010 - 07:33:20

Baghdad / Aswat Al Iraq: Chief of Integrity Commission, Judge, Raheem Alegaily, said on Thursday, that the first four months of 2010, had witnessed issuance of arrestt warrants against 1448 defendants among more than 2500 wanted individuals, being accused of stealing 105 billion Iraqi Dinars, (USD 89 million), and we have succeeded to convict 90 of them.

Alegaily told Aswat Aliraq that,” Since the beginning of the current year till 1st of May, the commission has considered files of 2579 wanted individuals, and have issued arrest warrants against 1448 out of them.”

He added that,” Summon orders were also issued by the commission against the rest to appear before the board of Investigation being charged in cases related to their work.”

Alegaily also pointed out,” the Commission had managed to transfer 820 convict to the Criminal Courts on charges of stealing public money and administrative and financial corruption in different ministries at multiple levels.”

Chief of the commission, Alegaily has stated that the Commission got 90 convict since the beginning of the current year involved in stealing the sum of 105 billion Iraqi dinars, (USD 89 million).

He pointed out that ” The modern mechanism which the authorities are following are not enough to combat the corruption in the state departments unless it is accompanied with the assistance of other regulatory bodies, civil society organizations and the media.” He concluded.

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