[size=45][size=41]The leak of “billion-dollar bribes” shakes the atmosphere... Al-Sudani’s advisor is in the eye of the storm![/size]
November 9, 2024[/size]
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Baghdad/ Iraq Observer
It seems that the “scandals” revealed by audio leaks of government officials, advisors and bloc leaders will not stop, revealing the depth of the crisis that Iraq is experiencing, and the penetration of corruption into sensitive joints of the state.
The latest leaked recordings were attributed to the chief advisor to the Council of Ministers, Abdul Karim Al-Faisal, as a circulated recording showed Al-Faisal talking to someone about his interference in passing an investment project, in exchange for a huge commission.
Al-Faisal told “Abu Taha,” the person he was talking to, that he did not want a “million dollar” commission as happened in the previous project, according to him.
Al-Faisal asked “Abu Taha” - according to the recording - to find a factory to invest in the government’s orientation towards activating the national industry, and to conduct a feasibility study, to be presented to the Prime Minister, as the leaked recording sparked widespread anger and questions about its nature, and whether Al-Faisal was actually involved in a corruption file.
In turn, MP Hamdallah Al-Rikabi believes that “whoever has an effective and influential political cover, the leaks attributed to him become incorrect and fabricated leaks that target politics from inside and outside Iraq. However, if the person to whom the leaks are attributed does not have an effective political cover, the leaks become real.”
Al-Rikabi added to “Iraq Observer” that “leaks that include a case of corruption are major sins and high treason, and the law must be applied to their owner without mercy or leniency because they represent a threat to national security and political and social stability and encourage corruption and deviation.”
Judicial move
Hours after the leaked recording was circulated, the Public Prosecution requested the Second Karkh Investigation Court to investigate its circumstances, according to sources who spoke to “Iraq Observer”.
This judicial move prompted the head of the advisory board, Abdul Karim Al-Faisal, to deny his connection to the leak, and he also denied withdrawing his hand from work.
Al-Faisal said in a statement received by “Iraq Observer”, that “some social media and yellow pages circulated a fabricated audio leak”, stressing that “the audio clip that was published was fabricated of me, and I deny the issuance of such content in its entirety and in detail, and it is pure slander”, while indicating that “there is no truth to withdrawing my hand from work”.
Despite the successive statements from Al-Sudani’s office regarding the recording and his denial, the matter is now with the Iraqi judiciary, which will take a series of measures, whether to verify the recording and whether it is in Al-Faisal’s voice, or attributed to him and falsified using artificial intelligence techniques.
This is not the first time that the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has recorded cases of corruption, especially with the scandal of the spying and blackmail network, a number of whose members were arrested a few months ago.
The blackmail network involved senior employees in the Prime Minister's Office, headed by Mohammed Juhi, and investigations into that network are still ongoing to this day.
Popular reactions on social media showed great interest from the Iraqi street, as some believe that these leaks reflect the extent of corruption rampant in the joints of the state, while others wonder about the fate of these investigations and whether they will lead to actual accountability for the officials involved, or will end like their predecessors in a media storm without any tangible impact.
On the other hand, experts believe that audio leaks cannot be relied upon as conclusive evidence unless their authenticity is confirmed by the relevant authorities, but audio leaks, if proven authentic, constitute legal evidence that condemns the officials involved.
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November 9, 2024[/size]
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Baghdad/ Iraq Observer
It seems that the “scandals” revealed by audio leaks of government officials, advisors and bloc leaders will not stop, revealing the depth of the crisis that Iraq is experiencing, and the penetration of corruption into sensitive joints of the state.
The latest leaked recordings were attributed to the chief advisor to the Council of Ministers, Abdul Karim Al-Faisal, as a circulated recording showed Al-Faisal talking to someone about his interference in passing an investment project, in exchange for a huge commission.
Al-Faisal told “Abu Taha,” the person he was talking to, that he did not want a “million dollar” commission as happened in the previous project, according to him.
Al-Faisal asked “Abu Taha” - according to the recording - to find a factory to invest in the government’s orientation towards activating the national industry, and to conduct a feasibility study, to be presented to the Prime Minister, as the leaked recording sparked widespread anger and questions about its nature, and whether Al-Faisal was actually involved in a corruption file.
In turn, MP Hamdallah Al-Rikabi believes that “whoever has an effective and influential political cover, the leaks attributed to him become incorrect and fabricated leaks that target politics from inside and outside Iraq. However, if the person to whom the leaks are attributed does not have an effective political cover, the leaks become real.”
Al-Rikabi added to “Iraq Observer” that “leaks that include a case of corruption are major sins and high treason, and the law must be applied to their owner without mercy or leniency because they represent a threat to national security and political and social stability and encourage corruption and deviation.”
Judicial move
Hours after the leaked recording was circulated, the Public Prosecution requested the Second Karkh Investigation Court to investigate its circumstances, according to sources who spoke to “Iraq Observer”.
This judicial move prompted the head of the advisory board, Abdul Karim Al-Faisal, to deny his connection to the leak, and he also denied withdrawing his hand from work.
Al-Faisal said in a statement received by “Iraq Observer”, that “some social media and yellow pages circulated a fabricated audio leak”, stressing that “the audio clip that was published was fabricated of me, and I deny the issuance of such content in its entirety and in detail, and it is pure slander”, while indicating that “there is no truth to withdrawing my hand from work”.
Despite the successive statements from Al-Sudani’s office regarding the recording and his denial, the matter is now with the Iraqi judiciary, which will take a series of measures, whether to verify the recording and whether it is in Al-Faisal’s voice, or attributed to him and falsified using artificial intelligence techniques.
This is not the first time that the office of Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has recorded cases of corruption, especially with the scandal of the spying and blackmail network, a number of whose members were arrested a few months ago.
The blackmail network involved senior employees in the Prime Minister's Office, headed by Mohammed Juhi, and investigations into that network are still ongoing to this day.
Popular reactions on social media showed great interest from the Iraqi street, as some believe that these leaks reflect the extent of corruption rampant in the joints of the state, while others wonder about the fate of these investigations and whether they will lead to actual accountability for the officials involved, or will end like their predecessors in a media storm without any tangible impact.
On the other hand, experts believe that audio leaks cannot be relied upon as conclusive evidence unless their authenticity is confirmed by the relevant authorities, but audio leaks, if proven authentic, constitute legal evidence that condemns the officials involved.
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