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2019/08/03 13:39
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Deputy for others: More than 6,500 files of corruption exist in government agencies

BAGHDAD / Obelisk: MP Sairoun Alliance Riyadh Masoudi, on Friday, that the start of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi file anti-corruption from the House of Representatives as a "strategic mistake" will cost him a lot, revealing the existence of more than 6,500 file corruption currently exists with government agencies Supervisory.

Al-Masoudi said in an interview with local media, "All previous governments included cases of threatening to fight corruption clearly through the bodies and institutions concerned with this file, but the application side was not an acceptable level, as it did not exceed ten percent," noting that "the government Adel Abdul Mahdi has been given the opportunity largely through the green light given to his government by the political blocs, and the formation of the Supreme Council for the fight against corruption is a theoretical step to manage the file of corruption, giving this government better advantages to deal with the file of fighting corruption. 

Al-Masoudi added that "the mistake made by the current prime minister in dealing with this file is to start from the House of Representatives, which is a strategic mistake that will cost him a lot. It is the House of Representatives. "

Al-Masoudi pointed out that "there are more than six thousand and 500 files of corruption exist in the government regulatory agencies are dealt with in accordance with legal frameworks, and the Prime Minister has already pointed out in his report the existence of 42 files of corruption is very large cost the Iraqi government between 250-300 billion Therefore, it was better Abdul-Mahdi to start the previous episodes and then turn to the House of Representatives, "stressing that" targeting the reputation of the House of Representatives by waving the presence of deputies with corruption files is an improper step. "

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Iraqi PM Working on Revealing 40 Cases of Corruption

 
 BasNews  04/08/2019 - 00:18  Published in Iraq
Iraqi PM Working on Revealing 40 Cases of Corruption
 
 
 
 

ERBIL - Iraqi PM Adil Abdul-Mahdi has reportedly sent 1,276 cases of corruption to the Commission of Integrity, and working on revealing the 40 most essential ones.

Ala Rwbe'y, a representative of Saeroon Alliance at the Parliament, said in a statement that the 40 cases are very big ones and that they have been committed at the border crossings, Central Bank, and other critical administrative offices.

He further pointed out that the cases of a number of former and current ministers and lawmakers have been taken into consideration which are mostly related to the sectors of oil, health, and service projects.

Their names will be announced in the future, Rwbe'y said.

Meanwhile, Handren Doski, a member of the Committee of Integriy, revealed that the majority of the corruption cases were committed in the sector of oil, and the SOMO oil company and the ministry of oil.

 

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Thanks tiger, this is important news.  A main part of the “suitable environment” for an RV is getting a handle on corruption.  I sure hope Maliki and his cohorts are in that group of 40.  I also hope they retrieve the Billions these crooks have taken from the Iraqi people.  

 

These crooks were stealing Billions through phony corporations, bank auctions, and black market oil deals.  All while Iraqi’s had to endure Isis, and starvation. 

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The Speaker of Parliament has the power to lift immunity "individually"

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The Speaker of Parliament has the power to lift immunity "individually"

 
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The authority of the Speaker of the Parliament to lift the immunity of the MP accused of a felony without the need for a vote of Parliament and continue for a month as specified in Article 63 followed by Article 7 of the Law of the House of Representatives 13 of 2018 and Article 20 of the Rules of Procedure of the House of Representatives .
"In accordance with articles 57 and 58 of the constitution, the president of parliament is given immunity for every deputy without the need to present it to parliament or vote on it, but this authority is restricted to criminal charges only," said Hussein al-Aqabi, a member of the legal committee, Explaining that «has not been a former parliament speaker to carry out such powers such as lifting immunity under the conditions during the legislative holiday alone without him to vote on it».
"The request of the Supreme Judicial Council was very clear demand the House of Representatives to lift the immunity of 21 deputies accused of financial and administrative corruption, and this is also within the powers of the President of the Council during the legislative holiday.
 
Legal expert
Regarding the implementation of the mechanism to lift the immunity of some MPs accused of criminal cases by the President of the House of Representatives, which confirmed the punishment that it began yesterday, the third of August; the legal expert Tariq Harb said in a statement to «morning», that «there are two ways to lift the immunity of MP: The first is the parliament's approval by an absolute majority vote during the legislative term, or with the approval of the speaker of the House of Representatives only, without the need to present it to the Council or vote on it. "
"So the law requires the approval of the speaker of the parliament only if it is outside the term of the legislative term, that is, during the four months of each year, and not including the two months of the parliamentary recess. At the end of the legislative term on July 2, Constitution, so the rest of the month is a holiday in accordance with Articles 57 and 58 of the Constitution ».
The legal expert pointed out that «the month of extension ended on the second of August to begin the holiday, which gives the Speaker of the power to lift the immunity of each deputy without the need to vote, knowing that this authority is restricted to a felony, which only prescribed by law imprisonment for more than five years In accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969 », concluded his speech with the question:« Will the Speaker of Parliament to respond to requests to lift the immunity of MPs accused of crimes of the type of felony according to his constitutional and legal authority ?! ». 
 
Individual decision
And excluded the member of the Integrity Committee Jawad Saadi in a statement to «morning», «take the President of the House of Representatives an individual decision to lift the immunity of a deputy accused of criminal cases without resorting to the political blocs, because the political consensus is the dominant position on most parliamentary decisions, and I do not expect that There shall be a single decision headed by the Council or the President of the Council exclusively with respect to the lifting of immunity during this period ».
"So far, no deputy has filed a request to lift his immunity in accordance with a criminal case. He has not even been raised at the level of public debate or the collection of signatures, and no paper has been submitted on this subject to the agenda," Saadi said.
 
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For his part, member of the Parliamentary Services Committee Jassem Mohan Al-Bekhati told the «morning», that «is exempt from the job of having a criminal index and this is done by all institutions of the state; so must do this law», pointing out that «the issue does not Especially in terms of the validity of their membership and replace them with others, as happened three days ago to a member of parliament was replaced by another by the court being more deserving and got higher votes despite the continuation The first is in the legislative term and for a period of seven months, therefore Why not apply this law and lifting immunity, especially that the quotas are known to each parliamentary bloc to replace one of its deputies if the indictment is proven ».
He wished the Speaker of the House of Representatives «to take the necessary decisions in accordance with the powers granted to him during the legislative holiday and lift immunity if proven charges», but «but we do not believe that the powers can be applied because of their conflict with the political consensus of each parliamentary bloc».


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War: Today begins the power of the Speaker of Parliament to lift the immunity of deputies

War: Today begins the power of the Speaker of Parliament to lift the immunity of deputies

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Legal expert Tariq Harb confirmed that the third day of   The power of the speaker of parliament to lift the immunity from the deputy accused of his crime without the need to vote the parliament and continue this power for a month .

He said war in a statement, received by the Covenant News, on Saturday, "Article 63 of the Constitution followed in Article 7 of the Law of the House of Representatives 13 of 2018   Article 20 of the rules of procedure of the House of Representatives identified two ways to lift the immunity of the first deputy approval of the parliament by a majority vote of the absolute at the legislative term, that is when the parliament in a hurry.

He added that "the second way is the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives only without the need to be presented to the Council and vote as the law requires the approval of the Speaker of Parliament only if it is outside the term of the legislative term and the legislative term is four months   Of each year and does not include two months parliamentary holidays and four months of the legislative term and does not include two months and thus be each year of eight months and four months of holidays and four years.

He explained that "the legislative term ended on 7/2 and was extended for one month   According to Article 85 of the Constitution, so the rest of the month holiday and Jubaiha according to Article 57 and Article 58 of the Constitution and where the end of the extension on 8/2, so began the holiday, which gives the Speaker of the Parliament for the rest of the month the validity of lifting the immunity for each deputy Donma A need to be presented to the parliament and vote, but this power is restricted to him only on charges of felony, to which the law has conferred imprisonment for more than five years in accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969 .

And wondered the war, "Will respond to the President of the Parliament requests to lift the immunity of MPs accused of crimes of a kind of criminal according to his constitutional and legal authority." / End1

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Good article 6ly410.  Maybe they are actually serious about going after politicians who thought they had immunity.  This could be big news to go with the other article.  Stop the corruption and then stop the auctions!!!

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Good article 6ly410.  Maybe they are actually serious about going after politicians who thought they had immunity.  This could be big news to go with the other article.  Stop the corruption and then stop the auctions!!!

 

Lets hope he doesn't meet with an " accident "

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Legal Committee: Two constitutional articles grant Halbusi immunity from MPs for a month

Political | 09:04 - 04/08/2019

 
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began on the third of August power of the President of the Parliament to lift the immunity of the MP accused of a crime without the need for a vote of Parliament and continue for a period of one month as defined in Article 63 and followed by Article 7 of the Law of the House of Representatives 13 of 2018 and Article 20 of The rules of procedure of the House of Representatives. 
"According to articles 57 and 58 of the constitution, the president of parliament is allowed to lift the immunity of every deputy without the need to present it to parliament or vote on it, but this authority is restricted to criminal charges," said Hussein al-Aqabi, a member of the legal committee. 
He explained that "a former parliamentary speaker has never implemented such powers such as lifting immunity under conditions during the legislative holiday alone without voting on it."
He stressed that "the request of the Supreme Judicial Council was very clear demand the House of Representatives to lift the immunity of 21 deputies accused of financial and administrative corruption, and this is also within the powers of the President of the Council during the legislative holiday." 
Regarding the implementation of the mechanism to lift the immunity of a legal expert, some of the deputies accused of criminal cases by the President of the House of Representatives, which confirmed the punishment that "began yesterday, the third of August." Ended 29 / a 43

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Legal clarifies when the law requires the approval of the Speaker of Parliament to lift immunity

Political | 09:17 - 04/08/2019

 
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The legal expert, Tariq Harb, said on Sunday that the law requires the approval of the Speaker of Parliament to lift immunity if it is outside the term of the legislative term. 
"There are two ways to lift the immunity of the MP: the first is the approval of parliament by an absolute majority during the legislative term, or with the approval of the Speaker of the House of Representatives only, without the need to submit it to the Council or vote on it," Harb told Mawazine News. 
He added: "Therefore, the law requires the approval of the speaker of parliament only if it is outside the term of the legislative term, ie during the four months of each year and does not include the two months of the parliamentary holiday, and at the end of the legislative term on July 2 was extended for only one month in accordance with article 85 of Constitution, so the rest of the month is a holiday in accordance with Articles 57 and 58 of the Constitution. "
The legal expert said that "the month of extension ended on August 2 to begin the holiday, which gives the Speaker of the power to lift the immunity of each deputy without the need to vote, knowing that this authority is restricted to the crime of the only crime, which the law was confinement for more than five years In accordance with the provisions of Article 25 of the Penal Code No. 111 of 1969 ". 
 He concluded by asking: "Will the Speaker of Parliament respond to requests to lift the immunity of deputies accused of crimes of the type of felony according to his constitutional and legal authority ?!".

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A parliamentary committee ruled out Halabusi decision to lift the immunity of deputies without consent

Political | 10:57 - 04/08/2019

 
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ruled out the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, the adoption of Parliament Speaker Mohamed Halbusi individual decision to lift the immunity of deputies without political consensus. 
The MP from the Committee, Jawad al-Saadi: "We exclude the adoption of the President of the House of Representatives an individual decision to lift the immunity of a deputy accused of criminal cases without resorting to the political blocs, because the political consensus is the dominant position on most parliamentary decisions, and I do not expect to be a single decision under the presidency The Council or the President of the Council exclusively with respect to the lifting of immunity during this period. " 
"So far, no deputy has filed a request to lift his immunity under a criminal case, and he has not been raised even at the level of public debate or the collection of signatures, and no paper has been submitted on this subject to the agenda," Saadi said.
The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement issued on Wednesday (31 July 2019) that it had sent through the Presidency of the Prosecution the request to lift the immunity of (10) members of the House of Representatives on charges related to administrative corruption offenses during their tenure in executive positions, and sent a request to lift immunity For (11) deputy for other crimes not related to administrative corruption. 
He pointed out that the Supreme Judicial Council replied to the Integrity Committee in the House of Representatives regarding the sending of a list of what is required to lift the immunity from him and that was done.

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Deputy: Political consensus of the blocks will impede lifting the immunity of some MPs

Political | 12:21 - 04/08/2019

 
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MP in the parliament, Jassim Mohan al-Bekhati, on Sunday, that the political consensus of the blocks will obstruct the lifting of the immunity of some MPs. 
"He is exempt from the job of having a criminal index and this is done by all state institutions, so this law should be useful," he said.
He added that "the issue is not about the law, but silence because of the political consensus between the blocks, especially as there is a group of personalities are charged, especially with regard to the validity of their membership and replace them with others, as happened three days ago to a member of parliament was replaced by another by the court being more deserving Despite the fact that the first legislative term for seven months, so why not apply this law and lifting immunity, especially that the quotas are known to each parliamentary bloc to replace one of its deputies if proven to be charged. 
He called on the Speaker of the House of Representatives to "take the necessary decisions in accordance with the powers granted to him during the legislative holiday and lift immunity if proven charges," but "but we do not believe that the powers can be applied because of their conflict with the political consensus of each parliamentary bloc."
The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement issued on Wednesday (31 July 2019) that it had sent through the Presidency of the Prosecution the request to lift the immunity of (10) members of the House of Representatives on charges related to administrative corruption offenses during their tenure in executive positions, and sent a request to lift immunity For (11) deputy for other crimes not related to administrative corruption. 
He pointed out that the Supreme Judicial Council replied to the Integrity Committee in the House of Representatives regarding the sending of a list of what is required to lift the immunity from him and that was done.

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2019/08/05 09:46
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Integrity: Restoring and preventing the loss of one trillion and 312 billion during the first half of this year

Baghdad / Obelisk: The Commission on Integrity, Monday, August 5, 2019, details of its achievements and investigative, legal, preventive and educational work for the first half of 2019, announcing its semi-annual report, highlighting the completion of its departments and directorates and offices of investigation throughout Iraq except the Kurdistan region. 

In a statement received to the obelisk, the Commission confirmed in its report, in the midterm report, that "public funds recovered or issued judgments refunded, which prevented and stopped waste, which was returned to the public treasury account totaled" 1,312,571,395,038 during this period " ". 

She pointed out that "it considered" 9571 "communications and news and a criminal case, explaining that the number of communications was 2,089 communications, while the number of intelligence 2699 news, while criminal cases amounted to 4783 cases."

She pointed out that "the number of defendants referred to the trial court - misdemeanors and felonies -" 1939 "defendants, including 5 ministers and their degree, where they were issued 5 decisions of referral, and the number of referrals to the judiciary of special grades and general managers 100 defendants, were issued 137 A decision of assignment. " 

She pointed out that "its investigations led to the issuance of judicial orders 857 arrest warrants, of which 407 were executed during the first half of this year, while the number of ministers and those who were issued with an arrest warrant 8, 16 arrest warrants, and 106 other arrest warrants issued for 46 of With special grades and general managers ".

The number of judicial recruits issued according to the Authority's investigations during the same period amounted to 2866, of which "2014" was executed, explaining that the number of ministers and their class who were issued with recruiting orders was 12 against 12 recruiting orders. 98 officials were issued with 129 orders, as well as 1124 warrants of arrest, including one against a minister, and six warrants issued against four special-grade defendants and general managers. '' 
The report reviewed "the number of defendants, criminal cases, estimated amounts, and cases covered by the general amnesty law, showing that the total number of those covered in relation to corruption cases referred by the body reached 986 defendants and sentenced in 647 criminal cases."

The Commission pointed out in its report to "seizures and seized funds carried out during the first half of this year, noting that it carried out 306 seizures, and that the number of defendants in those operations amounted to 691 accused, reinforced by the criminal features that have been seized and installed in the records of fundamentalist seizures The Commission submitted to the investigative authorities, pointing out that the money seized in those operations totaled nearly eighteen billion dinars and a half billion. 

During the same period, the Authority worked exclusively on "83 files on fugitives wanted in corruption cases, of which 54 were processed, while at the same time it worked on 197 files to recover the smuggled funds."

Also received the Authority during the same year , "18 552" financial disclosure form, where the proportion ofpresidents, ministers , and the House of Representatives and the judiciary and the Vice - President and Vice - Presidents of the House of Representatives 100 percent response, and stood at 77.3 in response to ministers percent ratio, 
while the proportion of heads of Alheiat and non - response Members of the Council of Representatives responded by 20.6 percent, with only 67 deputies disclosing their financial receivables out of a total of 326 deputies as of mid-year.

The report pointed out that the Authority "monitored the integrity and validity of the data provided in the financial statements of 3251 covered by 41 entities, highlighting the draft legislation and laws completed and proposed by the Authority and the measures taken in respect of it during the same period, as well as the educational awareness activities launched by the The body during that time. " 

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Integrity report: The transfer of 2000 accused of the judiciary and the issuance of 34 orders against ministers and their rank

Political | 09:38 - 05/08/2019

 
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Commission on Integrity revealed on Monday the details of its investigative, legal, preventive and educational activities for the first half of 2019, announcing its semi-annual report, highlighting the completion of its departments, directorates and investigation offices in all of Iraq except Kurdistan. 
In a statement issued by Mawazine News, a copy of which was issued by Mawazine News, "The public funds that were recovered or issued judicial rulings in response, which were banned and suspended by the Authority, were lost and returned to the treasury account totaling 1,312,571,395,038 trillion dinars during this period. Duration exclusively ". 
It pointed out that "it considered (9571) a communication, a news and a criminal case, indicating that the number of communications was 2089, while the number of informants amounted to 2,699, while the criminal cases amounted to 4783 cases."
She pointed out that "the number of accused referred to the court of the subject - misdemeanors and crimes - (1939) accused, including 5 ministers and those of their rank, where they were issued 5 decisions by referral, and the number of referred to the judiciary of special grades and general managers 100 accused, were issued 137 Decision to refer ". 
The investigation led to "the issuance of 857 arrest warrants by the judicial authorities, of which 407 were executed during the first half of the current year, while the number of ministers and those of the rank of those who were issued an arrest warrant 8, 16 arrest warrants, and 106 other arrest warrants issued against 46 of the With special grades and general managers. "
"The number of judicial orders issued pursuant to the Commission's investigations during the same period amounted to 2866 orders, of which (2014) was issued," adding that "the number of ministers and those of their rank who were issued with orders were 12 were issued 12 orders of recruitment, At the time, the number of those who were issued judicial orders by special degrees and general managers was 98 officials who were issued 129 orders, as well as the issuance of 1124 judicial arrest warrants, one against a minister, and six warrants issued against 4 accused of special ranks and general managers. " 

The report reviewed "the number of accused and criminal cases and estimated amounts and cases covered by the amnesty law," noting that "the total covered with regard to cases of corruption referred by the Commission amounted to 986 accused and sentenced in 647 criminal cases."
The Commission noted in its report that "the seizures and seized funds carried out during the first half of this year," explaining that "it carried out 306 seizures, and that the number of accused in those operations amounted to 691 accused, reinforced by the criminal evidence that was seized and installed in the records of fundamentalist seizure Organized by the teams of the Commission presented to the investigative authorities. " 
 She pointed out that "the seized funds in these operations nearly a total of eighteen billion dinars and half a billion." 
In the same period, the Commission worked on 83 files on fugitives wanted in cases of corruption, 54 of which were processed, while at the same time 197 files were used to retrieve the money smuggled.
 In the same year, the Authority received (18552) a form of financial disclosure, where the percentage of response of the presidents of the republic, ministers, the parliament, the judiciary, the vice presidents, and vice-presidents of the parliament was 100 percent. The response rate of the ministers was 77.3 percent, (72.4 percent), while the members of the House of Representatives (20.6 percent) responded with only 67 of them out of a total of 326 deputies until the middle of the year. "
According to the report, "the Authority monitored the data integrity and validity presented in the financial statements of 3251 participants distributed among 41 parties, highlighting the draft legislation and laws implemented and proposed by the Commission and the procedures taken in connection with them during the same period. The report also included educational awareness activities, Which was launched by the Commission during that period. "

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"Integrity" returns one billion dollars to the treasury of Iraq

Published: 05.08.2019 | 08:38 GMT |

 

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The Iraqi Integrity Commission revealed on Monday its investigative and legal work for the first half of 2019 through its semi-annual report.

This included all Iraqi provinces except the Kurdistan region, while the Authority announced the restoration of more than one billion dollars to the treasury of the Iraqi state.

The Authority said in a press statement that "the public funds recovered or issued judicial rulings refunded, which stopped and stopped the body wasted and that was returned to the account of the treasury amounted to (1,312,571,395,038) (billion) trillion dinars during this period exclusively," indicating that "I considered The number of communications was 2089, the number of informants reached 2,699, and the number of cases reached 4,783.

"The number of accused referred to the court of the subject - misdemeanors and crimes - (1939) accused of them 5 ministers and those of their rank, where they were issued 5 decisions by referral, and the number of referred to the courts of special grades and general managers 100 accused, were issued 137 referral decisions "He said.

The investigations led to the issuance of 857 arrest warrants by the judicial authorities, of which 407 were executed during the first half of the current year, while the number of ministers and those of their rank who were issued an arrest warrant 8, 16 arrest warrants, and 106 other arrest warrants issued against 46 With special grades and general managers. "

"The number of judicial orders issued pursuant to the Commission's investigations during the same period amounted to 2,866, of which (2014) was issued," indicating that "the number of ministers and those of their rank who were issued the orders of recruitment was 12 were issued 12 orders of recruitment, The number of those who were issued judicial orders by special officers and managers was 98, with 129 orders issued, as well as 1124 arrest warrants, one against a minister and six warrants for four special-level and general-level accused. "

The report reviewed the number of accused, criminal cases, estimated amounts and cases covered by the amnesty law. The total number of defendants covered in the cases of corruption referred by the Commission amounted to 986 accused and sentenced in 647 criminal cases.

"It carried out 306 seizures, and the number of accused in these operations amounted to 691 accused, supported by the criminal statements that were seized and confirmed in the records of the fundamentalist control organized by the Commission's teams to the investigators, and that the seized funds in these operations amounted to a total of eighteen billion dinars And half a billion. "

In the same period, the Commission worked exclusively on "83 files of fugitives wanted in cases of corruption, prepared 54 files, while at the same time worked on 197 files to recover the money smuggled."

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Iraq: Integrity Commission recovered $ 1 billion looted
 
 
 
The Iraqi Integrity Commission announced on  Monday, recovering more than one billion dollars during the first half of this year, in a move that reveals the extent of  corruption in the country.

According to Reuters, its investigation led to judicial authorities issuing 857 arrest warrants, 407 of which were carried out during the first half of this year, according to an official statement. 

The statement confirmed the issuance of 34 orders to bring, arrest, arrest and referral against ministers and those of their grade. The semi-annual report of the Commission pointed out that "public funds recovered, or issued judicial refunds, which prevented and stopped the waste, which were returned to the public treasury account, totaled more than one trillion dinars during this period," in reference to the first half of the year. Ongoing.


An official in the Diwan  of Mosul said  in previous statements to the "new Arab", that the coming period paves the way for the opening of 13  cases  of corruption in several sectors, the country has incurred about 100 billion dinars (about 84 million dollars) less than two years, pointing out that a section of former officials In the province, they were effectively prevented from leaving the country, and others were being questioned.

The official pointed out that  the Integrity Commission  and the Inspector General's offices in the Ministry of Interior are involved in investigating several corruption cases inside Mosul. From a significant rise in poverty and unemployment.

The member of the Mosul Council, Ahmed al-Omari, said that the issue of financial corruption in the province, particularly in the files of the displaced, increased during the period before the liberation of the city from the grip of "ISIS" and then, and the former governor Nofal al-Akob is responsible for this, "The embezzlement of IDP funds is shameful and a double crime that the judiciary must deal with quickly," he said.

He said that "corruption in the file of the displaced has caused many deaths and increased suffering of people fleeing conflict areas in the past years."

Iraq has been plagued by corruption for years and ranks 12th among the most corrupt countries in the world, according to Transparency International. 
Since 2004, a year after the US-led invasion that toppled President Saddam Hussein, nearly $ 250 billion in public funds have disappeared. Parliament said the money went to the pockets of a number of politicians and businessmen.


That amount is twice the government budget, and more than the country's gross domestic product. The Integrity Commission is having difficulty monitoring money that has come out of the state treasury, including funds earmarked for the reconstruction of a country devastated by many years of war. 

A week ago, the commission revealed that the former governor of Nineveh, Nawfal al-Akoub, who escaped from justice, embezzled 11.3 billion dinars ($ 9.4 million) of money earmarked for displaced people in the province, which was the stronghold of ISIS. 

The Commission announced in April last year the loss of nearly $ 60 million from the budget of the province of Nineveh, embezzled by employees close to the governor of al-Akoub, before he was removed from his post following the sinking of a ferry in Mosul. 


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Iraq recovers over $1 bln in stolen state funds

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Iraq's anti-corruption commission said Monday it has recovered $1 billion in money stolen from state coffers in the first six months of the year, in its latest efforts to stem corruption.

The Integrity Commission said 857 arrest warrants had been issued against government officials, of whom 407 had been detained.

Graft is endemic across Iraq, which ranks as the 12th most corrupt country in the world according to Transparency International's Corruption Perceptions Index.

Since 2004, a year after the US-led invasion that ousted dictator Saddam Hussein, almost $250 billion of public funds has vanished into the pockets of shady politicians and businessmen, according to parliament.

That amount is twice the government's budget and more than the country's GDP.
The anti-corruption commission has been struggling to track down money syphoned off from state coffers, including funds earmarked to rebuild the country devastated by decades of conflict.

Last week, it said around $10 million in aid for the displaced in northern Iraq's Nineveh province, where the ISIS group was based, had been embezzled by its fugitive ex-governor Nawfel Akoub.

In April, it had said more than $60 million dollars in public funds were embezzled by officials in Mosul - capital of Nineveh - close to Akoub, who was sacked in the wake of a ferry sinking that killed 150 people.

 

 

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1.1 billion in stolen Iraqi government funds retrieved: Integrity Commission

By Mohammed Rwanduzy 1 hour ago

https://www.rudaw.net/english/middleeast/iraq/050820191

Photo: AFP
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ERBIL, Kurdistan Region — Close to $1.1 billion in stolen and misused public funds have been returned to state coffers in the first six months of 2019, Iraq’s Integrity Commission announced on Monday, as anti-corruption efforts remain a forefront issue in Iraqi politics.


The Integrity Commission report covers all of Iraq’s provinces except those of the Kurdistan Region, which has its own commission. 
 

According to the anti-corruption watchdog, 1.3 trillion Iraqi dinars – approximately 1.1 billion US dollars - were returned to the state treasury between January and June 2019.

 

The Commission looked into 9,571 claims, court cases and news reports relating to corruption and public fund wasting. 1,939 suspects were referred to a trial court, including five unnamed ministers, while 100 “special degree” individuals and director generals were also referred.

 

There were 857 arrest warrants issued, 407 of which were carried out, added the report.

 

Of 838 court cases, 442 ended in conviction on corruption charges. Punishment handed down by the court included fines, and jail sentences of anywhere from three years to life.

 

There were 306 operations aiming to seize of funds that had been misappropriated through bribery, theft of public funds, extortion, and counterfeiting; 197 of these operations saw funds being retrieved.


Anti-corruption reform has been spoken of as a priority by Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi, who established the Supreme Anti-Corruption Council in January in a bid to coordinate government, police and judiciary efforts to tackle corruption.

He had previously condemned Iraq’s endemic corruption while speaking in parliament, noting its presence in sectors as diverse as oil trade, the prison system, and healthcare.

 

After Iraq territorially defeated Islamic State (ISIS) in December 2017, political focus appeared to turn to anti-corruption reform, which took center stage in party campaigns for last year’s parliamentary election.

 

Misappropriation of funds has been a constant thorn in Iraq’s side, with billions of dollars earmarked for post-Iraq War reconstruction being lost to waste and corruption. Iraq is one of the world's most corrupt nations, ranking 168th out of 180 countries in the Transparency International corruption perception index.

 

Established in 2004, the Integrity Commission, though an independent body, works under the oversight of the Iraqi parliament. It was responsible for bringing to light widespread corruption in Iraq’s Nineveh province in April, retrieving $64 million in lost funds.

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