Al-Sadr supports Al-Zaidi’s campaign: Continue pursuing corrupt individuals regardless of their positions.
Al-Sadr supports Al-Zaidi’s campaign: Continue pursuing corrupt individuals regardless of their positions.
2026-06-28
Shafaq News – Baghdad
An informed source revealed on Sunday that the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, sent a message to the Iraqi Prime Minister, Ali al-Zubaidi, in which he announced his support for the government measures aimed at pursuing and holding accountable those involved in corruption cases.
The source told Shafaq News Agency that “Al-Sadr delivered a message through close associates to Al-Zaydi this afternoon, which included an announcement of his full and absolute support for the anti-corruption campaign and the measures aimed at arresting corrupt individuals, regardless of their positions or affiliations.”
He added that “Al-Sadr stressed in his message the need to continue the campaign and not back down from it, until all those involved in corruption cases are overthrown, regardless of their political positions or government posts.”
The source indicated that “the message stressed the importance of proceeding with legal action against those accused in corruption cases, in order to strengthen the state’s efforts to consolidate the rule of law and hold those responsible for wasting public funds accountable.”
It is reported that security forces in the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, began on Sunday morning to close the entrances to the fortified Green Zone (which includes the parliament building, government headquarters and diplomatic missions), coinciding with a large-scale raid and search campaign that targeted the homes of MPs, politicians and businessmen.
These unprecedented and stringent measures come in conjunction with frequent reports of an expanded list of prosecutions targeting senior officials, security personnel, and businessmen on charges of illicit enrichment and squandering of public funds.
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