Iraqi judicial authorities have unveiled that preliminary investigations with the Deputy Minister of Oil for Distribution Affairs, Ali Maarij Suwaidj Al-Bahadli, led to the seizure of cash amounting to $11 million and 4 billion Iraqi dinars, alongside several properties. This development marks the latest in a comprehensive anti-corruption campaign sweeping the nation.
Judge Diaa Jaafar from the Central Anti-Corruption Court stated that investigations with the detained official are ongoing, hinting at the possibility of revealing further facts and files related to the case in the near future.
In related news, the Federal Integrity Commission announced that former general manager of the General Tax Authority, Osama Hussam Judet, and his wife were sentenced to prison for money laundering. The Central Anti-Corruption Court sentenced Judet to 10 years in prison, while his wife received a sentence of five years and one month, under the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Law.
Additionally, the ruling included fining the convicts jointly for more than 32.4 billion Iraqi dinars, and confiscating 10 properties in Baghdad and 12 properties in Turkey registered under the wife's name. This was alongside the seizure of found cash, gold jewelry, rental property proceeds, and funds deposited in Kuwaiti and Turkish banks.