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Iraq11-07-2026No one should escape accountability in corruption cases: Shiite leaderIraq's prominent Shiite cleric and politician Ammar al-Hakim on Saturday called for the public trial of major corruption suspects, saying there should be no leniency for anyone convicted of embezzling public funds, as Baghdad presses ahead with a sweeping anti-corruption campaign. In a Saturday post on X, Hakim said they reiterate their call “for public trials of high-level corrupt officials," adding that “there

Iraq drafts MoU to extradite corruption suspects abroad, retrieve funds: Official “The department has prepared a draft for signing memoranda of understanding with those countries to recover the funds and the accused, and we are following up with the countries and the changes, but some countries' internal laws do not allow for taking a specific action requested by Iraq,” Mutab said.

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