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[ltr]A French report speaks in a "frightening" way about Iraq's corruption and reveals the story of Maliki's nephew[/ltr]
[ltr][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]The head of the Iraqi Integrity Committee, Hassan al-Yasiri, says his mission to fight corruption in his country is "emptying the sea with a spoon", giving an idea of the extent of corruption rampant in Iraq, described by the French newspaper "Le Figaro" In the realization of her cancer.
An official who was on a visit to London to try to convince his British interlocutors to release money he had fled and two former ministers often face many difficulties, despite asserting that a number of corrupt ministers have been revealed and brought Of justice.
Two former ministers, including former defense minister Hazem al-Shaalan and former electricity minister Ayham al-Samarrai, who fled with billions of dollars.
Corruption is described by a French businessman close to Baghdad as "not just a scourge but a regime". Iraq is one of the most corrupt countries in the world. It is ranked 166 out of 176 countries according to a ranking compiled by Transparency International.
Journalist George Malbrinot revealed in this investigation on Wednesday the size of the corruption in the Iraqi state through testimonies and figures.
In the 13 years following the overthrow of Saddam Hussein, while oil revenues provided the treasury with more than $ 800 billion in revenue, corruption in the state coffers cost $ 312 billion, according to a successful center for economic development.
The list of suspects is surprising, according to Yasiri, "a quarter of the members of the government are prosecuted for corruption, and this is only the tip of the iceberg, the Integrity Commission banned the travel of four hundred people, including ministers, deputies and former ministers and directors and governors."
According to Yasiri, some ministers are faster than the procedures that they are pursuing and are able to escape.
"Deputy ministers are often more corrupt, they have more influence than ministers because they are assigned to their political affiliation, and they work for their parties, not for the state," says parliamentarian Salem al-Shouki.
Corruption in Iraq is fueled by an "oversized administration," Baghdad has more than four hundred deputy ministers to support 27 ministers, and 27 deputy ministers.
In 2016, the pressure of the street pushed Abadi's government to abolish a few ministries and to hire technocrats with lower salaries and allowances.
"In the past, the deputy was paid $ 10,000 a month with allowances to pay thirty assistants, especially personal guards," said MP Ninawa al-Bayati. "Now he receives $ 4,000 and can only employ 16 assistants."
Al-Bayati points out that the lack of state resources due to the drop in oil prices generated a real desire in parliament to fight corruption.
According to the investigation, al-Yasiri, who resigned to Abadi last year, finds himself alone in his fight against corruption. Westerners who condemn corruption in Iraq are somewhat hypocritical according to Yasiri. "If they refuse to reactivate the money-laundering process, .
"When I asked the British ambassador why his country did not return the money to us, he replied that London did not trust Iraqi justice, and regretted that the United States did not cooperate at all.
According to one lawmaker, most Iraqi officials were based in London and the United States before 2003 and are holders of dual passports.
Where do the money go? Dubai, Amman, London and recently Istanbul. "The Iraqis who settled in Dubai have settled back in Istanbul to buy currency conversion and gold trading companies," including the nephew of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the French businessman says. According to the report.
Eight months before the decisive Iraqi parliamentary elections, Abadi appears committed to a relentless war on corruption just like counterterrorism, as he appears determined to fight the so-called "whales," an ambitious battle that may be able to collect fragments of Iraqi mosaics.
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