Today, Tuesday, the Head of the Iraqi Integrity Commission, Haidar Hanoon, and the Iraqi Interior Minister, Abdel Amir al-Shammari, discussed preparations for the International Interpol Conference to be held in Baghdad. They confirmed that the conference will address expanding areas of cooperation and enhancing the investigation into financial crimes, involving anti-corruption agencies.
The Integrity Commission stated in a statement that "the Head of the Federal Integrity Commission, Haidar Hanoon, discussed with Interior Minister Abdel Amir al-Shammari the preparations and requirements for holding the International Interpol Conference in the capital, Baghdad."
During the meeting, they emphasized intensifying collaboration between state institutions and regulatory bodies in the fight against corruption and pursuing its perpetrators. They also highlighted the role of digital transformation and institutional automation in reducing corruption and stressed the necessity of promoting a culture of integrity, preserving public funds, fostering morally good behaviors within society, and combating deviant behaviors, including stealing public funds, encroaching on state property, and committing bribery, forgery, and fraud.
Hanoon and al-Shammari affirmed during their meeting, held at the Interior Ministry headquarters, the importance of the upcoming conference; Iraq's need for international support in extraditing those convicted of corruption who find safe havens in some countries. They pointed out the main topics that the conference could cover, such as expanding areas of cooperation, discussing the enhancement of investigations into financial crimes, and involving anti-corruption agencies in the process.
Hanoon stressed the need to enhance cooperation and coordination between the recovery department of the commission and the Arab and International Police Directorate at the Interior Ministry, which has previously facilitated the extradition processes of some suspects in administrative and financial corruption cases residing outside Iraq, as well as following up on international arrest warrants (red notices) and broadcasting searches issued against them.
