Revealing shocking figures for files of corruption in Iraq

Revealing shocking figures for files of corruption in Iraq

BAGHDAD - The Iraqi Integrity Commission revealed shocking figures on corruption issues in Iraq, indicating that Vice President of the Republic did not reveal his financial allegiance while 52 deputies only revealed their financial liabilities, while the Chairman of the Integrity Commission issued 216 decisions Travel ban, including ministers and officials with special degrees.
The head of the Integrity Commission Hassan al-Yasiri told a news conference, announcing the summary report of the Commission for the year 2017 on Monday, the issuance of 216 decision to prevent travel on corruption issues during 2017, while called for "Ambulance" the Office of Financial Supervision more staff to complete the issues referred by the Commission " , Comes at a time called for the Iraqi Oil Ministry in an official letter, "North Oil" to "stop the export of oil to the Kurdistan region."
"The total number of travel orders issued by officials responsible for investigations into corruption cases in the first half of 2017 was 216," Yasiri said.
He added that "four orders to prevent travel were issued against ministers and those of their rank and 17 against the people of special grades and directors-general and those of their rank."
He added that "the orders of recruitment during the first half of 2017 amounted to 2923 things," asserting "the issuance of 28 orders for the right of ministers and those of their rank."
He added that "218 orders issued against the people of special grades and general managers and those on their level on corruption issues during the first half of 2017."
He added that "the Commission carried out 91 arrests of criminal offenses, 14 of them in Baghdad and 77 in the rest of the provinces, and the number of those who committed 83 accused." He pointed out that "the value of corruption in cases closed under the amnesty law amounted to more than 110 billion dinars and 321 thousand US dollars."
Al-Yasiri revealed the file of financial disclosure of Iraqi officials and pointed out that Vice President Iyad Allawi did not reveal his financial debt and did not disclose financial allegiance 273 deputies since the beginning of this year.
He pledged to pursue the corrupt in Iraq, declaring his determination to convince the government and parliament of the importance of legislating the law of graft, as he said is a guarantee in preventing corrupters from exploiting their jobs.
He pointed out that the number covered by the amnesty law during the first half of this year amounted to 1614 accused, while noting the completion of 70% of the orders of recruitment during the same period.
"The number of those covered by the amnesty reached 1,164 in the first half of 2017," said Hassan al-Yasiri, head of the committee.
"The number of judicial arrest warrants issued during the first half of 2017 was 880, 306 of which were completed and 46.08 percent completed," he said, adding that 70 percent of the orders were completed during the same period.
The head of the Integrity Commission, Hassan al-Yasiri, called on Monday to "help" the Office of Financial Supervision more staff to complete the issues referred by the body "faster."
"The Office of Financial Supervision is very cooperative with the Integrity Commission, but it complains about the lack of staffing," Yasiri said during his speech at the conference.
He explained that "the response of the Office of Financial Control on some issues referred by the Commission to him may be delayed for a year or more," attributing the cause of the delay to the "lack of staffing of the Office."
The head of the Integrity Commission in his speech, "took advantage of the presence of Mr. Secretary-General of the Council of Ministers and called him to the Office of Financial Supervision staff to complete the tasks in a faster time." Finished


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