Shafaq News- Baghdad
The investigation into former OilMinistry Undersecretary Adnan al-Jumaili uncovered the involvement of severalIraqi lawmakers in exploiting state resources and benefiting from governmentcontracts, an Iraqi investigative judge said on Sunday.
In a statement, Diaa Jaafar ofIraq's Central Criminal Court for Combating Corruption explained that the casebegan in October 2025 after the court received reports alleging that severalelection candidates had spent large sums on campaign activities using stateresources with the backing of influential figures in the previous government.
Months of evidence gatheringculminated in the exposure of lawmakers who, according to Jaafar, used publicresources for electoral campaigning and obtained commissions and personalbenefits, directly or through intermediaries, from government contracts.
The court subsequently requested thelifting of parliamentary immunity for the accused lawmakers, which Parliament'sspeaker approved under the applicable legal authorities. In coordination withthe Federal Integrity Commission and law enforcement agencies, arrest warrantswere executed, several suspects were detained, and funds and evidence linked tothe case were seized, while others remain at large.
The investigation is continuing, andlegal measures will be taken against additional political figures and otherindividuals.
Earlier today, Iraqi security forcesdetained 47 officials, lawmakers, and businessmen across Baghdad and severalprovinces in one of the country's largest anti-corruption operations in years,according to security and judicial sources. The operation followed al-Jumaili'sarrest, while judicial authorities said ongoing efforts to trace proceeds generatedthrough waste and irregularities in projects linked to the case had increasedthe value of seized assets to 31 billion Iraqi dinars (about $23.7M) and $10million.
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