A senior Iraqi official caught red-handed

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Integrity: Severe imprisonment of the former head of the Baghdad Investment Authority after appealing the decision to release him

•  Time: 02/02/2022 11:53:38
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{Local: Al Furat News} The Federal Integrity Commission revealed, on Tuesday, the issuance of a ruling in his presence that stipulates severe imprisonment for the former head of the Baghdad Investment Commission; for breach of his duties.

And the investigation department of the commission stated, in a statement received by {Euphrates News}, that the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court issued a ruling criminalizing the head of the Baghdad Investment Commission, providing for severe imprisonment for four years and a fine of ten million, noting that the ruling came in accordance with the provisions of the resolution (160 of 1983).

And the circuit added that the court, after reviewing the evidence, proofs and defenses included in the discriminatory appeal by the Integrity Commission and the decision of the Federal Court of Cassation to overturn the previous decision to release the accused, reached full conviction of his incrimination, and decided to sentence him to severe imprisonment; Based on the provisions of the decision.

The commission had appealed the two rulings issued by the Central Criminal Court, the first of which included the cancellation of the charge and the release of the accused (the former head of the Baghdad Investment Commission) in the case of breaching his job duties and the charge of taking sums of 4% through an investor, in exchange for completing the granting of investment licenses. The second includes a sentence of imprisonment of the investor for a period of two years with a fine; In order to tighten it, the punishment was light and not commensurate with the facts and gravity of the crime.

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'War of arrest and travel ban'

Five years in prison for the former director of the Trade Bank of Iraq

2022.02.02 - 13:51

 

  

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The Federal Integrity Commission confirmed, on Wednesday, that the Rusafa Misdemeanour Court, which is specialized in issues of integrity, money laundering and economic crime, issued a ruling in absentia that imposes severe imprisonment on the former Director General of the Trade Bank of Iraq (TBI); For intentionally committing a violation of his job duties.  

  

 

  

  

The Commission’s Investigation Department, while talking about the case, stated, in a statement, that “Nass” received a copy of it, (2 February 2022), that “the fugitive convict who was the general manager of the Trade Bank of Iraq granted banking facilities in the amount of (25,000,000).” One million dollars was given to a company with personal approvals without submitting the matter to the competent credit committee, noting that the approval was granted with the same guarantees provided by real estate for banking facilities without providing new guarantees.  

The circuit added that "the court, after perusal of the evidence obtained in this case, represented by the statement of the legal representative of the bank who requested the complaint against the accused, the minutes of the investigative committee in which the incapacity of the accused was established, the testimony of another accused and whose case was separated, as well as their testimony at the same stage of the investigation, His escape from justice, I found it sufficient and convincing to convict him, so I sentenced him in absentia to severe imprisonment for a period of five years, based on the provisions of Article (331) of the Penal Code.  

The statement pointed out that "the judgment's decision included issuing an arrest warrant against the convict, banning his travel, supporting the seizure of his movable and immovable property, and giving the aggrieved party the right to review the civil courts to claim compensation after the judgment acquired the final degree."  

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Former Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi sentenced to two years in prison

 

 2022-02-20 05:25

 

Shafaq News/ A judicial source reported on Sunday that the Karkh Investigation Court in the capital, Baghdad, issued a suspended sentence of two years in prison against former Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi.

The source told Shafaq News that the ruling against Al-Issawi related to a case related to one of the previous cases related to integrity when he was serving as Minister of Finance.

And the Supreme Judicial Council announced in June of the year 2020, the release of former Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi on bail, after the absence of evidence against him according to terrorism.

And the Supreme Judicial Council in Iraq announced, in 2020, the arrest of the accused, Rafi Al-Issawi, the former Iraqi Minister of Finance, to be investigated for the crimes he is accused of.

Al-Issawi, who belongs to the Union of Iraqi National Forces (Sunni Alliance) bloc, held the position of Finance Minister in the Iraqi government between 2008-2014 when Nuri al-Maliki was prime minister, and al-Issawi resigned from his position before the end of his duties after being accused of supporting terrorism.