Al-Kazemi breaks his silence and issues a statement about the “Abu Ragheef” committee, the price of the dollar, and the “theft of the century”

Al-Kazemi breaks his silence and issues a statement about the “Abu Ragheef” committee, the price of the dollar, and the “theft of the century”

2022-12-29 09:16

Shafaq News/ On Wednesday, the former Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kadhimi, issued a statement after silence for more than two months after leaving office, speaking about the violations of the “Abu Ragheef Committee”, the high price of the dollar and the “theft of the century”.

Al-Kazemi said in his statement, which was received by Shafaq News agency, “There have been recent talks about violations that occurred during my service to the Iraqi people as Prime Minister, and in this regard, I would like to mention the following, in addition to recent developments regarding the rise in the exchange rate of the dollar against the Iraqi dinar:

1- We have paid great attention to the care of human rights, since the first years following the fall of the defunct regime; Assuming our national responsibilities, we worked to prevent any violations, before, during and after the investigations, and we put in place clear practical mechanisms for this purpose, benefiting from our previous experiences in documenting the testimonies of the victims of the previous regime, in the Iraqi Memory Project and other institutions concerned with human rights. With her, the days of the Iraqi opposition before 2003.

2- In 2020, we formed an anti-corruption committee (Diwani Order Committee No. 29 of 2020) in response to popular demands. The committee worked, officially, in accordance with judicial decisions. No arrest or arrest warrant was issued except by order of the competent judge, and the same applies to all successive rulings. The committee has achieved success in curbing rampant corruption in state institutions, in accordance with the laws in force.

3- The committee was subject to continuous monitoring by the concerned oversight institutions, and the Public Prosecution issued a detailed report on it in 2021, which acknowledged its commitment to applying all international human rights standards stipulated in the Iraqi constitution. As for the allegation of violations, it requires significant legal evidence, and this is what was not available in this regard at all.

4- Likewise, there are talks about financial violations, which we officially disclosed in our time, and we were firm in preventing them, and we formed investigation committees in their regard, and all evidence, documents and clues were presented to the concerned judicial authorities that issued their rulings against the corrupt and transgressors, and we hope to continue the investigations and follow-up on them. Reveal the whole truth to public opinion, local, regional and international, and return all funds to their legal places.

5- With regard to the rise in the exchange rate of the dollar against the dinar, while we affirm the need for cooperation between the public sector, state institutions, and the private sector and its ramifications, we reject the growing populist discourse, which lacks accurate information and facts, because it pushes the crisis to more complexity.

Al-Kazemi continued, “Protecting the citizen’s livelihood and living stability requires all of us to assume national, human and moral responsibility to improve work mechanisms and protect public interests. Therefore, we call on those concerned to maintain the stability of the exchange rate, reduce monetary chaos, control large financial withdrawals, reduce the level of inflation, and prevent Any smuggling of hard currency out of Iraq.

Al-Kazemi called on the current government to “continue to carry out its duties and responsibilities, and for all organizations and institutions interested in human rights and the honorable Iraqi citizen, to follow up on possible violations, welcoming support for these projects to reveal the truth and fully lift the ambiguities of all related files, as well as stressing the need to take the necessary measures.” Measures to protect the various social segments and our national economy, away from bidding, flattery and extortion.

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