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Samson: Next Wednesday .. Plasschaert will brief the UN Security Council on developments in Iraq
24th August, 2020
The United Nations Mission in Iraq (UNAMI) announced that the head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq, Jeanine Plasschaert, will brief the UN Security Council on the latest developments in Iraq.
"On Wednesday (26 August), the UN Special Representative and Head of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI) Jeanine Hennes-Plasschaert will brief the United Nations Security Council on the Secretary-General's recent report on UNAMI and the latest developments in Iraq," the mission stated in a statement. LINK
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Samson: Parliamentary Finance : The International Monetary Fund's support for Iraq is subject to two conditions
24th August, 2020
A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, announced today, Monday, two conditions for the International Monetary Fund to support Iraq with important loans and projects.
"The meeting that the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, conducted during his visit to Washington with the Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, is very important to the Iraqi state," Cougar said in a press interview, followed by the National News Center.
He added, "The meeting held between Al-Kazemi and the International Monetary Fund is very important, in general, because when there is direct interaction from such institutions and the World Bank, it means that the situation is stable, which prompts these institutions to encourage countries that have relations with them to support Iraq with projects or loans." Or investments or charitable projects such as donations.
Cougar explained, "We hope that Al-Kazemi has been able to persuade these institutions to support Iraq and obtain infrastructure projects from them," noting that "the International Monetary Fund announced a while ago that it was ready to support Iraq with an amount of about $ 2.2 billion."
Cougar continued, "But so far, the amount of money from the International Monetary Fund to support Iraq has not been determined."
And a member of the Finance Committee stated that "there are two conditions for the International Monetary Fund to support Iraq, namely:
The first is for that money to go to infrastructure projects, not to salaries and the operating budget, and the second is for the atmosphere to be appropriate for the establishment of those projects, meaning providing an appropriate security and investment environment. LINK
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Samson: Imprisonment for a convict who embezzled 1.5 billion dinars from Nineveh reconstruction funds
24th August, 2020
The Integrity Commission revealed the issuance of a 15-year prison sentence for embezzling 1.5 billion dinars of Nineveh reconstruction funds
A statement of the commission reviewed by Al-Iqtisad News stated, “The department indicated, in the course of talking about the details of the case that it investigated and referred to the judiciary, that the convict had embezzled an amount (1,500,000.00) billion dinars from the funds allocated for the reconstruction and stability of Nineveh Governorate after Edit it
He added that "the criminal court specialized in integrity cases in Baghdad after reviewing the evidence obtained in the case represented by the statements of the legal representative of Nineveh Governorate who requested the complaint against the accused, and the report of the External Audit Department at the Integrity Commission that contained irregularities in the exchange value and purchase receipts, in addition to the statements of witnesses, and the minutes. The administrative investigation that includes the convict’s negligence and his referral to the judiciary, as well as the presumption of his escape from justice
The statement clarified that “the court issued a sentence in absentia with a term of fifteen years imprisonment against the convicted person in accordance with the provisions of Article (316 / Part One) of the Penal Code, issuing an arrest and investigation order against him, while supporting the seizure of his movable and immovable property, while giving the right to the Nineveh Provincial Council to claim compensation. Before the civil courts after acquiring the judgment to the final degree LINK
Samson: Their thefts are estimated at about $ 300 billion .. Will the Iraqis accept making deals with the corrupt?
24th August, 2020
The Iraqis were divided over the calls of some politicians to conclude deals with the corrupt figures, who stole project funds and operational budgets in the country, which represent the return of up to 90% of the stolen funds in exchange for dropping all international lawsuits and prosecutions against them
The size of corruption in Iraq is estimated at about $ 300 billion, as more than 4 thousand projects were halted, according to the Ministry of Planning, as a result of the theft of funds allocated to them after withdrawing financial advances without any significant action or very limited achievement
Iraq ranks 162 out of 180 countries in Transparency International's corruption indicators, and it is the sixth in the Arab world. Corruption is rampant in it despite its possession of oversight bodies, including the Supreme Council for Combating Corruption, the Integrity Commission, Parliamentary Integrity Committee, the Financial Supervision Bureau, the Public Prosecution office, and the offices of public inspectors. Which was canceled last year by a parliamentary decision
Iraq has witnessed large demonstrations since 2011 until now, calling for fighting corruption, but the matter is still without radical solutions, and there is no political desire to fight it. Because most of the rampant corruption in Iraq is covered politically
Proposal details
A member of the Parliamentary Finance Committee, Jamal Cougar, recently presented a proposal to return the stolen Iraqi funds represented by returning 90% of it to the state treasury in exchange for dropping the charges against them. It bears an actual confirmation from those accused of stealing public money by returning 80 to 90 percent of the money in their possession to the state treasury
Couger explained that "returning the defendants the bulk of the money they have in order to drop the charges brought against them is a sign of regret they feel," noting that "the matter remains dependent on the defendants' intention to return the money to the state treasury but this proposal has faced a torrent of criticism from specialists in the issue of integrity, as it is a lifeline for the corrupt and the waste of great efforts by institutions that fight corruption in Iraq
The Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, responded to this invitation, during his visit to America, specifically when he met businessmen, saying that the government had held talks with a number of international legal institutions to track down corrupt people and corruption deals and hold accountable everyone who tampered with state funds, explaining that the government is working to reconsider legislation To fill the loopholes that allow the corrupt to exploit
Iraq has become a repellent environment for investors because of the rampant corruption in the joints of the state, and the investor is exposed to extortion and death threats if he does not give money to some political, partisan and armed parties
Contrary to common sense
A member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, Jawad Al-Saadi, commented on this call, saying: "It represents support for and defense of money thieves, and it is not a rational logic to fight corruption," noting that "the stolen money is the property of all Iraqis, and it is not the property of this person or a specific political party, and therefore All must be returned, and the corrupt will be punished
Al-Saadi noted that "a few days ago, the Integrity Committee referred 10 corruption files to the competent authorities related to the waste of public money," noting that "corruption is a major scourge that harms the country and everyone must support the competent authorities to eliminate it
On the other hand, the head of the Al-Nahrain Foundation to Support Transparency and Integrity in Iraq, Muhammad Rahim, said, "The goal behind these calls is to return the funds withheld from the corrupt in other countries to Iraq, and then steal them from the Iraqi state again under political pressure." That "this is a method of manipulation practiced by some corrupt parties in Iraq and that "some electronic armies have recently begun to support this trend," considering that "the corrupt's acquisition of 10% means millions of dollars out of the stolen money.
He explained, "This call needs legal legislation, especially as the government has a strong will to fight corruption and work to recover these funds LINK