Al-Kazemi announces that Iraq will recover part of its looted money
Al-Kazemi announces that Iraq will recover part of its looted money
2021-09-15 08:40
Shafaq News/ Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi announced on Wednesday that his government succeeded in recovering part of Iraq’s looted funds from abroad.
Al-Kazemi said in a speech during the launching of the proceedings of the international conference to recover the looted funds, that corruption and terrorism are two sides of the same coin, adding, “Corruption was present when society was plunged into sectarian fighting.”
He noted that “the path to a rational state begins with frankness with our people about the diseases that led to the decline of a great country like Iraq.”
Al-Kazemi also said, “We set from the beginning our main goal in fighting corruption.”
He added, “We have formed a special anti-corruption committee that has done its duty with the Integrity Commission, the judicial authorities and the Ministry of Justice and Financial Control.”
He pointed out that “the committee uncovered, within one year, corruption files that had not been revealed for 17 years, and recovered money looted from abroad.”
The Prime Minister also noted that “the committee was attacked and false accusations aimed at thwarting it and thwarting its work.”
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