Supreme Judicial Council calls for lifting the immunity of deputies accused of corruption

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2018/08/15 11:47

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The formation of a committee to investigate the employees of ministries accused of corruption

 

 

Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on Wednesday, August 15, 2018, to form a committee to investigate the employees of ministries and security services accused of corruption. 

"The maintenance of the sanctity of the law and in order to preserve the spirit of victory achieved by the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and security services, the Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces to form a permanent central investigation committee to investigate the employees of ministries and security agencies accused of issues Corruption and extortion against citizens. "

She added that "this directive came in the context of efforts to confront corruption and protect the performance and reputation of the security and military services and to respond to all complaints and abuses reported by citizens about the irregularities and bribes and extortion involving the weak souls of employees of the armed forces and security services." 

The committee called on citizens to "cooperate with them and to report on all abuses and illegal practices in order to preserve the sanctity of law and military honor and defend the reputation of the vast majority of men who sacrificed in the epic of victory."

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15-08-2018 01:45 PM

No. 156, announced by the US Treasury .. When Abadi announced the names of the wanted!

 

 

 

Written by: Zuhair Al-Fatlawi
A short while ago, the US Treasury Department announced the names of wanted individuals who stole the money of the Iraqi people. Glory be to Allaah. The number 156 was signed by them and is known to the Iraqi people as paragraph 56, which is the legal process related to fraud and fraud. These names have assumed high and middle positions implicated in the looting of public funds. A supreme committee has been formed to monitor the performance of the supervisory services to detect thieves and obtain approvals for their arrest and transfer them to the judiciary. Nearly two years ago, the Iraqi government is said to be waiting for other lists from the American side, and cells inside Iraq have been formed to gather information about these figures to prevent their travel and detention. The problem in Iraq is all fighting corruption, and everyone is called integrity and honesty and do not know where the truth? .. Now everyone is waiting for Prime Minister Abbadi to show the names required for the elimination of ministers, agents and others, while the people fear that there are doubts about this file, especially after it was announced previously and the experts have arrived in the Green Zone and will be brought to a special prison for them and tried and become an example of others, And there is no existence of names or experts investigators, and perhaps the deal was settled between the parties and slaves after the media reported the existence of files of corruption on Abadi, the post of Minister of Communications and member of the parliamentary financial committee for two sessions, he silent about corruption and left spoilers, if everyone looks at those names, You will be the "sword" prime minister of iron or become of wood and are? Wiping the issue after the silence of the demonstrators and gave them "Bnj" and the formation of the Iraqi government in the same way the previous allocation and distribution of positions and a weak parliament. When the name of Minister Mohammed Darraji was among the most wanted while he was the Minister of Construction and Housing heart of the world and he did his duty fully, and forgotten that the ministry's partners in corruption and waste of money and evidence referral project schools construction and implementation, and no one knows where the money went and lost projects. We wish Abadi to be honest and show all the names of those wanted for the judiciary and their trials as promised by the Iraqi people, who swore in Yemen and seeks a second term and achieve justice and hit the mafia of corruption.

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Prime Minister Calls For The Formation Of A Committee To Investigate Members Of The Security Services Accused Of Corruption

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Prime Minister Dr. Haider al-Abadi to form a commission of inquiry with members of ministries and security services accused of corruption and blackmail against citizens.

"The Prime Minister and the maintenance of the sanctity of the law and in order to preserve the spirit of victory achieved by the sacrifices of the sons of the armed forces and the security services directed the formation of a permanent central investigation committee to carry out the task of investigating with the employees of ministries and security services accused of issues Corruption and extortion against citizens. "

The statement pointed out that "this directive came in the context of efforts to confront corruption and protect the performance and reputation of the security and military services and to respond to all complaints and abuses that are reported by citizens about the irregularities and bribes and extortion involving the weak souls of employees of the armed forces and security services."

The committee called on "citizens to cooperate with them and to report on all abuses and illegal practices and to uphold the law and honor of the military and defend the reputation of the vast majority of men who sacrificed who contributed to the epic of victory."

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State of Law: Political parties smuggle 25,000 barrels of oil per day from Basra

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State of Law: Political parties smuggle 25,000 barrels of oil per day from Basra

 

15-08-2018 02:45 PM

 

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Former MP of the coalition «State of Law» Abdul Salam al-Maliki on the smuggling of 25 thousand barrels of oil Basra daily by small vessels across the sea to unknown destinations. 

Maliki said in a press statement that Prime Minister Haider Abadi and executive bodies are required to open an investigation on the sale of Iraqi oil by Mafiyat, parties and political figures with small boats belonging to other political parties. Indicating that the estimated amount of 25 thousand barrels per day belonging to political parties », adding that 
"The Ministry of Oil is completely unable to stop these operations and other operations, and this amount of crude oil smuggled to unknown destinations». 

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Abadi directs the formation of a commission of inquiry with the employees of ministries and security agencies accused of corruption and extortion

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BAGHDAD - Mawazine News 
Prime Minister, Haider Abadi, on Wednesday, the formation of a commission of inquiry with the employees of ministries and security agencies accused of corruption and extortion. 
"In order to preserve the spirit of the law and to preserve the spirit of victory achieved by the sacrifices of members of the armed forces and the security services, the Prime Minister and the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces set up a permanent central commission of inquiry," the committee said in a statement received by Mawazine News. The task of investigating members of ministries and security services accused of corruption and blackmail against citizens.
The committee added that "this directive came in the context of efforts to confront corruption and protect the performance and reputation of the security and military agencies and to respond to all complaints and abuses reported by citizens about the irregularities and bribes and extortion involving the weak souls of employees of the armed forces and security services." 
The investigative committee called on citizens to "cooperate with them and to report on all abuses and illegal practices in order to uphold the law and military honor and defend the reputation of the vast majority of men who sacrificed in the epic of victory."

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Abadi directed the formation of a permanent committee to investigate corruption issues within government institutions

 

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Prime Minister Haidar al-Abadi on Wednesday set up a permanent committee to investigate financial and administrative corruption in the ministries and security institutions in the country .

The Central Investigative Commission said in a statement on August 15, 2018 that "Abadi directed the formation of a committee to carry out the task of investigating members of ministries and security services accused of corruption and blackmail against citizens."

The statement added that "this guidance in response to all complaints and abuses that are reported by citizens about irregularities and bribes and extortion."

On August 7, Abadi referred former ministers and senior officials to the investigation on suspicion of involvement in corruption over contracts to build school buildings .

Iraq ranked 169th among 180 countries on Transparency International's corruption index .

Today's decision comes amid fierce protests in the central and southern cities and towns of the Shiite majority for more than a month .

The protesters demand improved public services, such as electricity and water, job creation, as well as fighting rampant corruption in the state.

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Looks like whoever "won" the "elections" isn't really doing much. Abadi seems to be just doing his thing, and doing it well, BUSINESS AS USUAL. Hope it continues, he's a good man IMO.

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Haidar al-Abadi on Wednesday set up a permanent committee

 

permanent ... now were gett'in somewhere 🤔.....Ty butiflidrm

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Interior Ministry announces the arrest of a defendant in possession of a Swiss Iraqi currency

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The Interior Ministry announced on Wednesday the arrest of a defendant in possession of a Swiss-Iraqi currency belonging to the former regime.

"The third police emergency regiment of the Nineveh Police Command has arrested a defendant in possession of a Swiss-Iraqi currency belonging to the former regime," the ministry's spokesman, Major General Saad Maan, said in a statement. "The sum of 4 million and 800 thousand Dinar".

He pointed out that "the arrest of the accused and forwarded to the Directorate of combating organized crime to complete the legal proceedings against him," explaining that "the arrest took place at the entrance to Sumer district on the left side of the city of Mosul."

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PM orders to form central committee to investigate corrupt officials

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Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi, who also serves as commander-in-chief of armed forces, ordered on Wednesday the formation of a central committee that will be responsible for investigating ministers and security bodies accused of corruption charges.

According to an official statement released by the Cabinet, the Prime Minister's decision to form a central committee to investigate officials accused of corruption aims to maintain the Law's sanctity and preserve the spirit of victory achieved by the sacrifices of the armed forces and the security bodies in Iraq.

 

The statement added that the decision also comes within the framework of efforts exerted to face corruption and respond to all complaints filed by Iraqi citizens against any kind of irregularities made by officials.

The committee urged all Iraqi citizens to show cooperation and inform it about illegal practices and irregularities in order to maintain the law's sanctity and announce Iraq free from all kinds of corruption and corrupts.

 

 

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Thanks for all the news you bring in Pitcher!

 

I guess better late than never for this investigative committee....I thought this was already done by someone else.

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He sure is acting like he is going to be PM again.  

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The guy set up for the hit is always the last one to know. Anyone see Dinero in

Good Fellows ?

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Thanks Pitcher. Might have to outside the country to find a committee that is not corrupt.  

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Could be.  Honestly I really don’t care who it is as long as that person is committed to bringing the country some peace and rebuild it.  

The  best way to do that is to give their money a real rate!!!

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Could not agree more.

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Integrity: the prison sentence of employees who lost 24 billion dinars

Date of release: 2018/8/16 13:30 • 206 times read

(Baghdad: Al Furat News) The Department of Investigation in the Integrity Commission on the issuance of the Criminal Court on the issues of integrity in Baghdad, a ruling in absentia, the imprisonment of two employees of the Ministry of Health in the province of Salah al-Din; to deliberately causing damage to public money amounted to 24 billion dinars.

A statement of integrity received by the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "the Department, referring to the details of the case that the convicted fugitives who were working in the Department of Health Salahaddin province, in agreement with other defendants separated cases, embezzlement amount of 24 billion dinars , Was intended to support the displaced. 
The statement said that "one of the convicts is a member of the committees to implement the projects supported, while the other convicted as a mediator between the former governor and the owners of banking companies; for the purpose of diverting the amounts misappropriated."
He pointed out that "the court reached sufficient conviction to criminalize the accused in accordance with the provisions of Article 316 of the Penal Code and in terms of Articles 289 and 298 thereof, and sentenced them to seven years' imprisonment after reviewing the statements of the legal representative of the Ministry of Health, Who recommended their detention, as well as witness statements, as well as the presumption of escape of the accused. 
He added that "the decision of the verdict included the issuance of an arrest warrant against the convicted and the fundamentalist search for them, with the support of the seizure of their movable and immovable property, as well as keeping the affected party (Saladin Health Department) "He said.
The Integrity Commission has announced on the seventh of this month on the issuance of a criminal court on the issues of integrity in Baghdad in absentia sentenced to three members of the Ministry of Health; to cause them to cause damage to the value of about 13 billion dinars with the funds of the body they were working.

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The first Rusafa real estate manager was imprisoned for 7 years for damaging public money

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Al-Rusafa Criminal Court on Thursday issued a seven-year sentence in absentia for the former director of the Rusafa's first real estate registry for "deliberately causing damage to public money . "

"The convict, the former director of the first Rusafa real estate registry, the fugitive deliberately damaged the money and interests of the party to which he is related by virtue of his job, by exaggerating and exaggerating by estimating the value of one of the properties at more than two and a half billion dinars," the investigations department of the Integrity Commission said in a statement on August 16. Billion for its real value . "

"The convicted person assessed the value of the property at (2,765,500,000) dinars and organized a record of this, while the real value is estimated at (260,900,000) dinars only," indicating that "the investigative committee authorizing the subject to the Integrity Commission, which investigated the case " . 

She pointed out that "the facts of the case were confirmed by the minutes of the investigative committee and the statements of witnesses, in addition to the presumption of escape of the accused, which the court found sufficient and convincing to criminalize and convict according to the provisions of Article 340 of the Penal Code."

The verdict included the issuance of a warrant for the seizure and search of the assets of the convict, support the seizure of his movable and immovable property, as well as giving the injured party the right to seek compensation before the civil courts after the judgment acquires the peremptory degree .

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Condemning a colonel and an army colonel for their detention in Mosul and carrying out a $ 10,000 payment

BAGHDAD, Aug 16 (AFP) - Two officers, one of whom is a brigadier general and the other colonel, have been brought to justice for their involvement in the detention of displaced women from the city of Mosul inside Karavan and their bargaining for a large sum of money in exchange for the release of their lamp, informed sources said Thursday.

The agency Commission of Inquiry Central Standing in a statement today that it " has achieved in the case of citizenship (and p l) , which complained of being held in a caravan for three days were not Tesferha like the rest of the displaced families from the seam in Mosul , " noting, it  's " after The investigation and the summoning of all the officers responsible for the Central Audit Team responsible for the relief of the displaced families found that the Brigadier General and the colonel bear responsibility for violating the job duties and for holding the said citizenship for no good reason but for the purpose of their agreement to pay 10,000 Dollars, has been proven to shorten the officers mentioned According to Article 331 of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969 amended and referred to in accordance with Article (9 / First) of the Code of Criminal Procedure of Military Courts No. 22 of 2016. "

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Integrity: the prison sentence of employees who lost 24 billion dinars

 

 

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The Integrity Commission announced on Thursday (August 16th, 2018) a seven-year prison sentence against health workers in Salaheddin for devoting 24 billion dinars to the displaced, indicating that the decision included a fundamental search of their rights.

"The Criminal Court for Integrity Issues in Baghdad issued an absentia ruling ordering the imprisonment of two employees of the Ministry of Health in the province of Salah al-Din for deliberately causing damage to public funds worth 24 billion dinars," the investigations department of the Integrity Commission said in a statement.

The Department added that "the convicted fugitives who were working in the Department of Health Salahaddin province, in agreement with other defendants separated cases, embezzlement of the amount of twenty-four billion dinars, which was intended to support the displaced," explaining that "one of the convicts is a member of the committees to implement projects Supported, while the other convicted acted as a mediator between former governors and owners of banking companies for the purpose of diverting the misappropriated amounts.

She added that "the court has reached the conviction that the defendants can be convicted according to the provisions of Article 316 of the Penal Code, in terms of articles 289 and 298, and sentenced to seven years' imprisonment after having heard the statements of the legal representative of the Ministry of Health, I recommend their confidentiality, in addition to the testimony of witnesses, as well as the presumption of escape of the accused. "

"The verdict included the issuance of an arrest warrant against the convicted, the fundamentalist search of their rights, support for the seizure of their movable and immovable property, as well as keeping the injured party (Saladin Health Department) .

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The General Secretariat Of The Council Of Ministers Continues To Receive The Applications Covered By Law 72 To Submit Their Objections And Requests Until Next Saturday

 

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The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers announced on Thursday that it will continue to receive requests submitted by law 72 to submit their objections and applications until Saturday.

The General Secretariat said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "they are covered by the provisions of Law No. 72 of 2017 on the confiscation of movable and immovable property belonging to former regime members to submit their applications and objections through the link (cabinet72-2018.iq) Direct submission to those who can not submit electronically through the Ministerial Committee. "

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Former deputy: More than 80 candidates winners accused of corruption

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BAGHDAD ( 
Reuters) - Former lawmaker Mohammed al-Lakash confirmed Thursday that more than 80 candidates in recent parliamentary elections were accused of corruption. 
"The federal government, the Supreme Judicial Council, the Public Prosecution, the Integrity Commission and the Financial Control Bureau should expedite and work on removing the winning candidates who are accused of corruption, crimes, denigration, de-Baathification, forging a certificate and not endorsing their names," Al-Wakash said in a statement received by Mawazine News. 
 He added that "sources indicate that more than 80 candidates winners are still their cases between the government and the Judicial Council and the Integrity Commission and the Financial Control Bureau, and some of them issued arrest warrants against them, but not implemented." 
"If all the names are confirmed and the oath is rejected, those spoilers will have parliamentary immunity for four years to get them to go unpunished," he said.

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13 AUGUST, 2018

SOMO Does Not Work This Way

 

By Ahmed Mousa Jiyad.

Any opinions expressed are those of the authors, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News.

Below is the full Arabic text and source of what was reportedly said by Abdul Alal AL-Yassiry, the Chairman of the Iraqi Centre for Economic and Investment Consultation in Karbala.

What prompts me to write this commentary is only the inaccuracy ofdata and information he cited regarding SOMO. In other words I am not defending SOMO; its staff can and should defend themselves. Also, I am not discussing here the corruption issue, which undoubtedly and emphatically plaguing Iraq, particularly by the political parties and provincial councils; these can be discussed separately.

I will provide what he says then make my comment.

First; He says “SOMO sales 4 million barrels daily-4mbd”!

Official data does not support this assertion at all; oil exports by SOMO during the last ten years increased from 1.879 mbd during July 2008 to 3.543 mbd in July 2018. Hence, his figure is absolutely incorrect.

Second; He also says “SOMO sales oil to the companies at $10 discount of the bourse price; this is called commission”.

This is also incorrect for the following reasons;

1. SOMO does not sale all its oil through bourse (stock exchange) or according to bourse prices; however, SOMO sold a few shipments, of 2 million barrels each, through Dubai Mercantile Exchange-DME auctions since April 2017;
2. SOMO’s marketing procedure and modality is primarily based on annually arranged “Term Contract” and the monthly export price is decided by a ministerial committee using at least three pricing equations for the three major market destinations (North America, Europe and east Asia) with different marker crudes taking into consideration the quality of the crude (API) and, specifically, sulphur contents;
3. I have been following SOMO for years and never observed such discounts or “commission” of $10 a barrel! Between January 2016 and June 2017 oil export price for a barrel ranged between $22.21 and $42.2; can anyone believe or imagen that SOMO gives 45% and 23.7% of its officially adopted and declared price that easy without causing devastating outcry against it and the Ministry of Oil!!!

Third; in his explanation or justification for this “commission” it “compensates loading loses and what is known vaporisation”

Actual loading of oil into the tanker is rather rigorous operation done in the presence of the “measurement committee” and after issuing at least 13 different certificates; then SOC/now Basra Oil Company-BOC submits all these certificates to SOMO before loading oil to the tanker takes place.

Nothing in these certificates refers to vaporisation that justifies such huge discount or commission. Moreover, neither oil chemistry nor different metering instruments support his claims.

Fourth; Then he asserts, “What is important, these companies came through the political parties”

According to Iraqi and international data the annual number of companies that buy Iraqi oil- international oil buyers-IOBs during the last 15 years ranges between 34 to 45 IOBs. Most of these IOBs are well known and many of them were also SOMO’ clients well prior to 2003.

Therefore, to claim that these IOBs came through the political parties is, apart from been erroneous, it elevates the international networking and impacts of these political parties, which is laughable, but, more seriously, accuse these IOBs with “collusion”, which renders him subject to legal action.

Moreover, all IEITI annual reports (prepared by different international specialised firms) provide, among others, reconciliation of oil export revenues paid by IOBs, received by SOMO and deposited in a New York bank, and provide explanation of any discrepancies over small “materiality threshold”. None of these reports provide any information supportive of his allegations.

Fifth; He alleged that, “the political parties take $2 a barrel from that commission while the companies keep the $8”

But he did not explain or tell:

1. When, where and how this 2:8 split of the commission was agreed between all political parties and all IOBs;
2. Was SOMO involved in that agreement?
3. Oil exports occur through many shipments to each IOB for each year, so what are the modalities each political party uses to secure its share from the commission for each shipment?
4. What are the modalities for actual payments from each IOB to each political party; to which banks these payments were transferred and deposited and what are the material evidences for such payments etc.?
5. How come there was no discrepancy in distributing that commission as if all political parties and all IOBs work in perfect harmony!!

From and based on the above comments I conclude:

1. His knowledge and understanding of oil export system need serious revision and improvement;
2. Allegations he made are very serious indeed and without strong, emphatic evidence, he could face legal action by SOMO/Ministry of Oil, each political party and each IOB;
3. As he is the chairman of a consulting centre, what he had said undermines, damage and tarnish the credibility, objectivity and professionalism of his centre.

Ahmed Mousa Jiyad,

Iraq/ Development Consultancy & Research,

Norway.

12 August 2018

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[ChuckFinley]

On 8/15/2018 at 2:17 PM, Pitcher said:

He sure is acting like he is going to be PM again.  

He sure does. Telling everyone that Maliki is that big.

On 8/15/2018 at 2:05 PM, Pitcher said:

PM orders to form central committee to investigate corrupt officials

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1 hour ago, ChuckFinley said:

He sure does. Telling everyone that Maliki is that big.

 

 

You're referring to the size of Maliki's " Johnson " as . . . . " that Big " - because that's what my initial reaction was looking at this Pic of Abadi's forefinger and thumb positioning.

 

That Abadi, what a cut up !