Parliamentary Integrity: Iraq is in the process of recovering wanted persons and recovering money smuggled from the United States
Parliamentary Integrity: Iraq is in the process of recovering wanted persons and recovering money smuggled from the United States
2023-12-11
Today, Monday, the Parliamentary Integrity Committee revealed the details of the meeting between the Integrity Commission and the US Treasury delegation, indicating that Iraq is in the process of recovering smuggled funds and wanted persons who hold American citizenship.
Member of the Integrity Committee, Ali Turki, said in a statement to Al-Mutala’ Agency, “The government is moving towards recovering wanted fugitives and money smuggled abroad, and there is great seriousness in activating this file,” explaining that “previously, there were no agreements between Iraq and the rest of the countries regarding cooperation in recovering money.” “And the wanted ones.”
Turki added, “The meeting with the head of the Integrity Commission, Judge Haider Hanoun, and the US Treasury delegation focused on recovering the smuggled funds and the wanted persons.”
He pointed out, “There is a list of names of individuals who hold American citizenship and large sums of money that will be a source of state resources.”
He pointed out that “the money, whether it was from the time of the previous regime or what was smuggled in corruption cases during the past years as well.”
It is noteworthy that the head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Judge Haider Hanoun, met with US Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Treasury Jesse Baker to discuss the possibility of concluding a memorandum of understanding between the Iraq Money Recovery Fund and the US Treasury.
It is worth noting that the Iraq Assets Recovery Fund, which was established under Law No. (9 of 2012) (amended), aims to recover the financial rights of Iraq that were obtained by others illegally.
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