Iraq arrests politicians and government officials in anti-corruption crackdown
The arrests followed judicial warrants and testimony from former deputy oil minister Adnan al-Jumaili, as authorities broadened an anti-corruption probe.
- On Sunday, Iraqi security forces deployed in Baghdad's fortified Green Zone, conducting raids by the Counter-Terrorism Service targeting several politicians over alleged financial corruption.
- This operation aligns with Prime Minister Ali's intensifying anti-corruption campaign since taking office last month to address decades of mismanagement plaguing Iraq.
- Shafaq News Agency reported the special unit arrested more than eight people, including members of the House of Representatives, on charges of "illicit enrichment and squandering of public funds."
- Authorities sealed the Green Zone from late Saturday until early Sunday, with video footage on Telegram showing forces operating inside private compounds; no official statement has been released.
- Prime Minister Ali prepares for a July trip to Washington to transition Iraq toward a sustainable economic partnership with the United States as the International Coalition concludes its combat mission in September.
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Iraqi Forces Storm Green Zone, Arrest Politicians For Corruption
News Desk, The Cradle. The arrests come ahead of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi’s visit to Washington next month. And as Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi made a surprise visit to Baghdad on Sunday. Iraqi security forces deployed in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone at dawn on 28 June, using heavy vehicles and tanks to carry out a series of raids targeting “several politicians” accused of corruption. The Green Zone is a highly secure area in Bag…
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Baghdad anti-corruption raids net MPs, rocking Iraq’s political elite
BAGHDAD, June 29 — Iraqi authorities arrested 47 officials, including members of parliament, on Sunday as part of an anti-graft campaign in the corruption-plagued country, state media reported.Iraq’s new prime minister, Ali al-Zaidi, who recently took office with the blessing of the United States, has made two main vows: to fight corruption and to ensure a state monopoly on weapons.His anti-graft raids come before an expected visit next month to…
The political situation in Iraq is facing growing repercussions as large-scale arrests targeting the political sphere are taking place following a corruption investigation. The Iraqi state news agency, the Iraq News Agency (INA), reported on the 28th (local time) that a total of 47 people were arrested in connection with corruption charges.
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