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Samson:  An Expert Reveals The “Shortest Way” To Approve The 2022 Budget

4th June, 2022

On Saturday, the economist, Nabil Al-Marsoumi, revealed a quick way to pass the 2022 budget law without legal problems.

Al-Marsoumi said in a Facebook post that I saw / the information /: “The 2022 budget can be approved by amending the Financial Management Law, Article 13 first, which allows only spending at a ratio of 12/1 and the inclusion of a new article in its place that allows the caretaker government and at the request of Parliament to present the budget.” He stressed that "this simple amendment will solve the problem."

He explained that "history helps us in this, and the Maliki government has previously spent, which is a caretaker government in 2014, more than that percentage because the Financial Management Law of 2004 did not restrict the exchange in the event that the government was not formed, and the restriction appeared when the Financial Management Law No. 6 of 2019 was enacted."   LINK

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Samson:  Disclosure of mechanisms to recover Iraq's smuggled money in accordance with international law

4th June, 2022

Today, Saturday, legal expert Ali Al-Tamimi revealed specific mechanisms to recover Iraq's smuggled money and move to solve the economic crisis, in accordance with international law.

Al-Tamimi told Alsumaria News, "The recovery of smuggled funds and international action to solve the economic crisis in accordance with international law is through specific mechanisms, the first of which is the existence of a money-laundering agreement for the year 2005 regarding the return of smuggled funds in accordance with Articles 55 and 56 of which a fee has been signed by way of recovering these funds. on her Iraq in 2007, by Law 35 of 2007, the value of smuggled funds is estimated at 500 billion dollars.
 
He added, "The US Federal Bank has 65 billion dollars belonging to the previous regime, and it belongs to the Iraqi people. Iraq can demand it according to Article 28 of the Iraqi-American Strategic Agreement of 2008, which allows Iraq to request economic assistance from the United States."

And he stated, "According to Article 50 of the charter the United Nations States that fight parties under Chapter VII may request economic assistance from the Security Council, and Britain and France have declared their readiness to help, and Iraq fight ISIS, and the subject is under Chapter VII under Resolution 2170 of the Security Council.”

Al-Tamimi pointed out that, Iraq it is still under Chapter VI of the UN Charter, because there are financial relations with Kuwait worth 4 and a half billion dollars, and if the political, security and economic crises continue, the Security Council may return with Iraq to international trusteeship, i.e. Chapter VII of charter United nations".   LINK

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Samson:  Integrity reveals the amount of money seized and sentenced to be recovered

3rd June, 2022

Friday, the Integrity Commission determined the size of the seized funds and those sentenced to be recovered, while confirming that there are 113 files ready to recover wanted persons from countries of the world, and indicated that some countries refrain from handing over wanted persons who represent a source of benefit to them.

The Director-General of the Recovery Department in the Commission, Deputy Head of the Iraq Funds Recovery Fund, Moataz Faisal Al-Abbasi, said in a statement to his followers./National News Center/, "The Fund was able in the recent period, with its efforts and new management, to recover a very important amount that will be disclosed within a short period until the completion of procedures".

Al-Abbasi added, "The file for the recovery of wanted persons and corruption funds is related to the work of the recovery department, which includes two aspects, the first is the extradition of the wanted persons, and the other is the recovery of the sentenced money."

He pointed out that "within the first file concerned with the extradition of the wanted persons, there are 113 files ready to hand over the wanted persons, and 45 requests to countries to extradite them to Iraq," noting that "the second file is the completion of recovering an amount of up to 10 million dollars, and another amounting to 9 million US dollars, and more." From two million pounds, more than 11 million euros, in addition to confiscating an apartment.”

He noted that "there are provisions regarding the so-called seized funds, which amount to 3 million dollars, and more than 53 thousand euros, and the total funds sentenced to be recovered in US dollars amount to one billion and 500 thousand dollars, in addition to 11 million euros, and more than 930 billion Iraqi dinars." 

He stressed, "All these funds are issued with judicial rulings and are related to the competence of the Integrity Commission and the recovery of corruption funds, regardless of funds that are not related to corruption, such as money laundering and smuggling."

He explained that there are countries that do not extradite wanted Iraqis for two reasons, “the first is their refusal to extradite people who have residency in their territories, and there are other countries that refuse to receive wanted persons who represent a source of financial benefit for them,” stressing that “general problems are related to the delivery of funds, as the file of the wanted person must enter the judiciary.” The Muslim state and the follow-up of the stages of the case are all external.”  LINK

Samson:  A "popular uprising" .. A parliamentarian warns of the anger of the street as a result of the political blockage

3rd June, 2022

Independent MP Mohamed Anouz warned today, Friday, of a popular uprising as a result of political confusion and delaying the government formation process.

In an interview with the National News Center, Anouz said that "the existing political blockage and the failure to resolve the file of the Presidency of the Republic and the government may generate a new popular uprising," stressing that "the citizen is waiting for quick procedures and treatments for many files, not the blockage."

He added that "the effects of the political process reflected negatively on the citizen, which calls on the political blocs to resolve all their outstanding files before the storm blows." He pointed out that "it is possible that popular pressure will generate a government that is able to meet all the people's requirements in terms of providing electricity and services."

The political process is witnessing great speeches as a result of the lack of understandings between them, which contributed to the reflection of the crisis on the citizen directly.  LINK

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Samson:  Al-Sadr's "time-out" is nearing completion...a new initiative is looming, and the coordination talks about "dissolving Parliament"

4th June, 2022

With the deadline set by the leader of the Sadrist movement Muqtada al-Sadr to form the largest bloc approaching its end, many scenarios have returned to the fore, including the option of dissolving Parliament despite the exclusion of some parties for the possibility of its implementation, with a political talk about an initiative that is expected to be presented by the leader of the Democratic Party Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani to overcome the political crisis.

At a time when a parliamentarian indicated that the option to dissolve parliament is the normal situation in the event that the political blockage continues and the other parties do not take the initiative to provide solutions to end the crisis, a leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party going to the option of dissolving Parliament.

Representative of the Coordination Framework, Ahmed Al-Moussawi, criticized the insistence of some parties to expel parties, people or parties for narrow purposes, noting that the option to dissolve parliament is the logical solution in the event that the political blockage continues and the other party adheres to its positions.

Al-Moussawi said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "There is nothing impossible in politics, and if we find that the other parties did not initiate and did not offer any solutions and did not take into account the supreme interest of the country and the interest of the people, the option to dissolve Parliament will be present and the natural result of the state of political blockage," noting "The coordinating framework was and still is the initiator, and it is the party that deals flexibly and calls for dialogue and extends its hand to all political parties to resolve the crisis."

Al-Moussawi added, "Politics is the art of the possible, and therefore we do not expect a party or political party to maintain one position, and dialogue and diplomacy are the only way to create solutions. But if the parties are unable to provide solutions in the interest of the country, those parties do not deserve to be represented." for the Iraqi people." He pointed out that "the political process in Iraq from the first day of its launch, it was intended to be receptive to other opinions and positions, but if we put a veto on a party, party, or component, it will lead to a collapse in the political process and will not lead to any result absolutely."

The member of the House of Representatives continued, "The partisan and narrow interests were the reason for placing a veto on any party, but for those who want an interest Iraq the people have to accommodate everyone and set a program for solutions, for Iraq is the country of everyone, and it is not possible to marginalize or exclude a party, but we have to sit at one table and discuss a program that serves the citizen instead of discussing the exclusion of a party, parties or people.”

In turn, the leader in the Kurdistan Democratic Party Mahdi Abdel Karim about the date of the launch of the party leader's initiative Masoud Barzani ruled out going to the option of dissolving parliament. Abdul Karim said in an interview with Alsumaria News, "The option to dissolve Parliament is a very difficult matter, according to the current circumstances," noting that "the coming days will witness the presentation of the initiative of a leader. Kurdistan Democratic Party Masoud Barzani and through which many of the problems that caused the current crisis will be solved.”

Abdel Karim added, “The initiative has become mature, but it has not been formally proposed until now, but will be presented after the eleventh of this month,” noting that “the Democrats currently have dialogues with the National Union to address outstanding issues, and there is a positive atmosphere and optimism in resolving all disputes.  LINK