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Baghdad - Mawazine News
, the head of the Integrity Commission, Judge Haider Hanoun, considered that contractors and investors resorting to the Integrity Commission and providing evidence supporting the Commission's investigations represents a "guarantee to undermine the pillars of corruption" in this sector, while the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Commission, Ziyad Al-Janabi, affirmed his "strong" support for the Commission. Integrity through several procedures, including contributing to the amendment of the law in force.
In a statement received by Mawazine News, the commission said, "In line with the government curriculum of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, which included important paragraphs on supporting anti-corruption efforts and supporting the private sector in the development and reconstruction process and reducing levels of poverty and unemployment, the Federal Integrity Commission, in cooperation With the Iraqi Economic Council, the workshop entitled (Strengthening cooperation between the oversight bodies and the private sector in the field of combating corruption).
The head of the Integrity Commission, Judge Haider Hanoun, stressed, during the workshop held at the headquarters of the Iraqi Academy for Anti-Corruption, and was attended by the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, the vice-president of the Commission and a number of general managers in it, and representatives of the private sector, according to the statement, “the importance of the private sector in reducing poverty rates.” and unemployment in the country,” he promised, “the strong backer of the state in overcoming the crises that may befall it,” while pointing out that “the inclusion in the government’s ministerial curriculum of a paragraph on combating corruption and poverty allowed the private sector to contribute to that,” describing “strengthening the work of state institutions as a national duty holy".
Hanoun called on representatives of the private sector to "develop the performance of this sector, by absorbing workers that the public sector cannot employ, preserving the dignity of workers and granting them guarantees such as retirement and compensation in the event of bodily harm," stressing "the need for the private sector to present itself as a competitor to the public sector through Providing high-quality products,” while warning of “the weak-minded who collude with some public sector employees to pass corruption deals and discredit the private sector.”
Hanoun urged to "report cases of bargaining and extortion to which they are exposed," pointing out that "contractors and investors resorting to the Integrity Commission and providing evidence that supports the Integrity Commission's investigations represents a guarantee to undermine the pillars of corruption in this sector on the one hand, and to enable the Iraqi judiciary to issue deterrent decisions against them." ".
For his part, the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Ziyad Al-Janabi, stressed "the need for concerted efforts by all state institutions, oversight agencies and the private sector to reduce corruption paths and prosecute its perpetrators," stressing "his strong support for the Integrity Commission through several effective measures, including contributing to amending its law in force and completing the legal system that addresses it." for him".
According to the statement, the workshop included a speech by the head of the Iraqi Economic Council, Ibrahim al-Baghdadi, in which he praised "the great efforts made by the staff of the commission, which resulted in arrest and recruitment orders against the most corrupt, and the issuance of decisions condemning some of them," noting that "cooperation between integrity and the private sector will represent a shift It is a quality for this sector by lifting the siege of the corrupt on it, striking at their hands, and not allowing them to engage in extortion, bargaining, and bribery for contractors and investors.”
Al-Baghdadi pointed out that "some consider the private sector and its funds not part of the state and public money," explaining that "private sector funds should be considered among the funds that contribute to strengthening the public sector and unblocking it, especially in the field of employment, construction, housing and reducing poverty in the country." .
The workshop included, according to the statement, "two sessions. The first session dealt with three axes, the first of which was about the role of the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy in spreading the culture of integrity and combating corruption, during which the Vice-President of the Commission and the Director General of the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy, Mazhar Turki Abd, presented a summary of the work of his department. Pointing out that it is one of the formations of the Integrity Commission, which was formed under the provisions of Article (10 Ninth) of the Commission’s law in force, indicating that it aims to create a comprehensive innovative training and education system based on the needs of the oversight authorities and contributes to reducing the phenomenon of corruption by developing oversight capabilities and skills that advance institutions and serve the goals they aspire to, as well as spreading a culture of integrity, transparency, accountability and accountability.”
Activating the single window, forming a permanent committee to improve the investment and business environment in Iraq, restructuring the government sector, referring all losing government companies and factories to investment, in addition to working on building good citizenship and dedication to work for the country and all its people, and reducing administrative and financial corruption, Improving and developing the government collection system, and introducing electronic automation and advanced systems, praising the Prime Minister’s approval of the Economic Council’s proposal to include opinion boards in ministries and bodies of an economic nature for two members from the private sector; To participate in discussing economic decisions and to represent the private sector in them.
According to the statement, Raed Fadel Dahmoush, Director General of the Commission’s Investigations Department, discussed in his paper within the second axis, “mechanisms for reporting corruption crimes, including the complaints box, statement writing, free line, e-mail, press monitoring, and what reaches the Commission through official letters from state institutions and the competent parliamentary committees.” He added, “The next step for receiving the communications is to match the information base and make sure that there is no previous communication in this regard, and then investigations and investigations are carried out that, if it results in reaching the validity of the information contained in the communication, the authority will conduct the investigation under the supervision of the competent judge, and then Referral to the Criminal or Misdemeanor Court to issue appropriate rulings against the accused.
The statement pointed out, "The second session included four axes. In the fourth axis, the Director General of the Recovery Department in the Commission, Moataz Faisal Al-Abbasi, shed light on the procedures of his department in recovering the accused and convicted of corruption cases who fled outside Iraq and prosecuting them using the international agreements and laws in force by collecting information." And the data to ensure locating the fugitive accused and the smuggled money outside Iraqi territory, preparing a database that contains all information about the place of residence of the convicted defendants and the smuggled money, and coordination and cooperation with the relevant authorities (local and international) regarding their recovery and bringing them to justice after preparing an integrated recovery file.
And the statement continued, “And in the fifth axis, the Assistant Director General of the Prevention Department in the Authority, Basem Al-Atabi, explained how to prepare, receive, follow up, and examine financial disclosure forms, audit the data mentioned therein, and take the necessary procedures to verify the validity of the data recorded in the form, and investigate any unauthorized information or funds.” On it, checking and analyzing the money of the taxpayer, his wife, or his children, and their proportionality with their regular resources, indicating how to detect cases of inflated funds and illegitimate gain and take the necessary legal measures against those involved in that and restore the value of inflation in their money, reviewing the procedures of his department regarding cases of conflict of interest, and assigning organizations political organizations, non-governmental organizations, federations, syndicates, and associations, to prove the legality of funding sources and expenditures.
The directors of the Departments of Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations, Planning and Research, Mahmoud Sami and Manal Abdel-Hadi, concluded the session’s axes by “reviewing the awareness and educational aspects of the Commission’s work in combating corruption, and the National Strategy for Integrity and Anti-Corruption for the years 2021-2024,” stressing “the importance of cooperation between the public sectors, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.” government to contribute to the success of implementing the strategy. Ended 29/N33
, the head of the Integrity Commission, Judge Haider Hanoun, considered that contractors and investors resorting to the Integrity Commission and providing evidence supporting the Commission's investigations represents a "guarantee to undermine the pillars of corruption" in this sector, while the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Commission, Ziyad Al-Janabi, affirmed his "strong" support for the Commission. Integrity through several procedures, including contributing to the amendment of the law in force.
In a statement received by Mawazine News, the commission said, "In line with the government curriculum of Prime Minister Muhammad Shia' al-Sudani, which included important paragraphs on supporting anti-corruption efforts and supporting the private sector in the development and reconstruction process and reducing levels of poverty and unemployment, the Federal Integrity Commission, in cooperation With the Iraqi Economic Council, the workshop entitled (Strengthening cooperation between the oversight bodies and the private sector in the field of combating corruption).
The head of the Integrity Commission, Judge Haider Hanoun, stressed, during the workshop held at the headquarters of the Iraqi Academy for Anti-Corruption, and was attended by the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, the vice-president of the Commission and a number of general managers in it, and representatives of the private sector, according to the statement, “the importance of the private sector in reducing poverty rates.” and unemployment in the country,” he promised, “the strong backer of the state in overcoming the crises that may befall it,” while pointing out that “the inclusion in the government’s ministerial curriculum of a paragraph on combating corruption and poverty allowed the private sector to contribute to that,” describing “strengthening the work of state institutions as a national duty holy".
Hanoun called on representatives of the private sector to "develop the performance of this sector, by absorbing workers that the public sector cannot employ, preserving the dignity of workers and granting them guarantees such as retirement and compensation in the event of bodily harm," stressing "the need for the private sector to present itself as a competitor to the public sector through Providing high-quality products,” while warning of “the weak-minded who collude with some public sector employees to pass corruption deals and discredit the private sector.”
Hanoun urged to "report cases of bargaining and extortion to which they are exposed," pointing out that "contractors and investors resorting to the Integrity Commission and providing evidence that supports the Integrity Commission's investigations represents a guarantee to undermine the pillars of corruption in this sector on the one hand, and to enable the Iraqi judiciary to issue deterrent decisions against them." ".
For his part, the head of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Ziyad Al-Janabi, stressed "the need for concerted efforts by all state institutions, oversight agencies and the private sector to reduce corruption paths and prosecute its perpetrators," stressing "his strong support for the Integrity Commission through several effective measures, including contributing to amending its law in force and completing the legal system that addresses it." for him".
According to the statement, the workshop included a speech by the head of the Iraqi Economic Council, Ibrahim al-Baghdadi, in which he praised "the great efforts made by the staff of the commission, which resulted in arrest and recruitment orders against the most corrupt, and the issuance of decisions condemning some of them," noting that "cooperation between integrity and the private sector will represent a shift It is a quality for this sector by lifting the siege of the corrupt on it, striking at their hands, and not allowing them to engage in extortion, bargaining, and bribery for contractors and investors.”
Al-Baghdadi pointed out that "some consider the private sector and its funds not part of the state and public money," explaining that "private sector funds should be considered among the funds that contribute to strengthening the public sector and unblocking it, especially in the field of employment, construction, housing and reducing poverty in the country." .
The workshop included, according to the statement, "two sessions. The first session dealt with three axes, the first of which was about the role of the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy in spreading the culture of integrity and combating corruption, during which the Vice-President of the Commission and the Director General of the Iraqi Anti-Corruption Academy, Mazhar Turki Abd, presented a summary of the work of his department. Pointing out that it is one of the formations of the Integrity Commission, which was formed under the provisions of Article (10 Ninth) of the Commission’s law in force, indicating that it aims to create a comprehensive innovative training and education system based on the needs of the oversight authorities and contributes to reducing the phenomenon of corruption by developing oversight capabilities and skills that advance institutions and serve the goals they aspire to, as well as spreading a culture of integrity, transparency, accountability and accountability.”
Activating the single window, forming a permanent committee to improve the investment and business environment in Iraq, restructuring the government sector, referring all losing government companies and factories to investment, in addition to working on building good citizenship and dedication to work for the country and all its people, and reducing administrative and financial corruption, Improving and developing the government collection system, and introducing electronic automation and advanced systems, praising the Prime Minister’s approval of the Economic Council’s proposal to include opinion boards in ministries and bodies of an economic nature for two members from the private sector; To participate in discussing economic decisions and to represent the private sector in them.
According to the statement, Raed Fadel Dahmoush, Director General of the Commission’s Investigations Department, discussed in his paper within the second axis, “mechanisms for reporting corruption crimes, including the complaints box, statement writing, free line, e-mail, press monitoring, and what reaches the Commission through official letters from state institutions and the competent parliamentary committees.” He added, “The next step for receiving the communications is to match the information base and make sure that there is no previous communication in this regard, and then investigations and investigations are carried out that, if it results in reaching the validity of the information contained in the communication, the authority will conduct the investigation under the supervision of the competent judge, and then Referral to the Criminal or Misdemeanor Court to issue appropriate rulings against the accused.
The statement pointed out, "The second session included four axes. In the fourth axis, the Director General of the Recovery Department in the Commission, Moataz Faisal Al-Abbasi, shed light on the procedures of his department in recovering the accused and convicted of corruption cases who fled outside Iraq and prosecuting them using the international agreements and laws in force by collecting information." And the data to ensure locating the fugitive accused and the smuggled money outside Iraqi territory, preparing a database that contains all information about the place of residence of the convicted defendants and the smuggled money, and coordination and cooperation with the relevant authorities (local and international) regarding their recovery and bringing them to justice after preparing an integrated recovery file.
And the statement continued, “And in the fifth axis, the Assistant Director General of the Prevention Department in the Authority, Basem Al-Atabi, explained how to prepare, receive, follow up, and examine financial disclosure forms, audit the data mentioned therein, and take the necessary procedures to verify the validity of the data recorded in the form, and investigate any unauthorized information or funds.” On it, checking and analyzing the money of the taxpayer, his wife, or his children, and their proportionality with their regular resources, indicating how to detect cases of inflated funds and illegitimate gain and take the necessary legal measures against those involved in that and restore the value of inflation in their money, reviewing the procedures of his department regarding cases of conflict of interest, and assigning organizations political organizations, non-governmental organizations, federations, syndicates, and associations, to prove the legality of funding sources and expenditures.
The directors of the Departments of Relations with Non-Governmental Organizations, Planning and Research, Mahmoud Sami and Manal Abdel-Hadi, concluded the session’s axes by “reviewing the awareness and educational aspects of the Commission’s work in combating corruption, and the National Strategy for Integrity and Anti-Corruption for the years 2021-2024,” stressing “the importance of cooperation between the public sectors, the private sector, and non-governmental organizations.” government to contribute to the success of implementing the strategy. Ended 29/N33
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