Developments in the “theft of the century”… putting “red lines” around officials in Al-Kazemi’s government
Developments in the “theft of the century”… putting “red lines” around officials in Al-Kazemi’s government
2023-08-06
Today, Sunday, the head of the Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, sent a message to those accused of stealing tax secretariat money, or as it is known as “theft of the century,” while confirming the status of “red lines” around officials in the former government of Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
Hanoun said in a press conference, “The issue of tax secretariats is the largest corruption case discovered to date,” considering it “a crime of corruption mixed with treason.”
He added, “The issue of theft of tax secretariats will not die,” calling on the countries whose nationalities the wanted persons hold, to “reach Iraq to them and arrest them.”
The director of the Integrity Commission pointed out that “the establishment of red lines around several officials in the previous government, and they are: the director of the office of the former prime minister, the head of the intelligence service in the previous government, the private secretary of the previous government, and all of them hold American citizenship, in addition to the minister of finance in the previous government.” He holds British citizenship.
Hanoun confirmed: “The commission is continuing to advanced stages to recover the wanted persons, who are: the former director of the Commercial Bank of Iraq, Hamdiya al-Jaf, a former director general in the Ministry of Health, Nawras Abdul Razzaq, and the former director of the municipality of Hilla, Muhammad Hadi.”
He continued his speech, saying: “The number of defendants that we have reached reached 48,” expressing his thanks to “the Iraqi judiciary and the Arab Police Directorate in the Ministry of Interior.”
Hanoun stressed, “The stay of those accused of stealing the century outside the bars will not last long.”
He pointed out, “All those wanted in the theft of the century are not less than 100 billion dinars,” adding: “One of the wanted persons will be recovered from Saudi Arabia during the next two months.”
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