Al-Zubaidi: No company is immune from accountability, even if it is affiliated with the Prime Minister.
Al-Zubaidi: No company is immune from accountability, even if it is affiliated with the Prime Minister.
11-9-2026
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Salam al-Zubaidi, spokesperson for the Victory Coalition, affirmed on Monday that everyone is subject to the law, and any entity or company can be held accountable if corruption or violations are proven, even if it is affiliated with the Prime Minister. He stressed the necessity of not exploiting one’s position or political influence to evade accountability.
Al-Zubaidi told Al-Maalouma that “building a true state requires reviewing government contracts, assessing the extent to which companies adhere to their terms, and working to cancel any contract that does not meet the agreed-upon requirements.” He pointed to “the importance of seriously addressing information and complaints related to violations concerning the company supplying the Ministry of Trade with food items, which is affiliated with the Prime Minister, and not being influenced by any political or governmental pressure, regardless of its source.”
He added that “many items in the ration card do not meet the required standards, and their poor quality is something that Iraqi citizens have been directly experiencing for a long time.” He explained that “the poor quality of food items has been identified for a long time, which necessitates reviewing the performance of the supplying companies and holding those responsible accountable.”
Al-Zubaidi pointed out that “the fact that the company supplying the Ministry of Trade is affiliated with the Prime Minister does not grant it immunity from the law, nor does it exempt it from accountability regarding the quality of the materials it provides and its adherence to the contracts concluded with the Ministry.”
He stressed that “the state is based on institutions and authorities that are supposed to exercise their oversight and legal roles independently,” emphasizing that “a government position, no matter how high its holder, should not be a barrier to accountability or a means of evading responsibility.”
Earlier on Monday, Hussein Ali Jassim, head of the Iraqi Elites and Competencies Coalition, called for the Ministry of Trade’s contracts related to the food basket and ration card to be submitted to the Integrity Commission and the Public Prosecutor for immediate investigation. He revealed enormous financial discrepancies exceeding one trillion dinars and extremely poor quality in the materials supplied by the “Al-Awais” company, warning against profiting from the basic needs of vulnerable groups and social welfare beneficiaries.
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