Shafaq News- Nineveh
A lawmaker from Nineveh province, northern Iraq, on Saturdayaccused private companies of imposing unauthorized fees on vehicles and trucksat checkpoints linking Mosul with the Kurdistan Region, urging the Iraqi government to intervene.
MP Qusay Abbas told Shafaq News that private investmentcompanies had created "collection points" to impose fees throughscanner systems, adding that restrictions on the movement of some trucks andunclear limits on cargo loads had caused significant disruption totransportation.
Last month, a security source told Shafaq News that theNineveh National Security Directorate had assumed responsibility for managingthe province's external checkpoints under directives from Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi,while coordination with the police and intelligence agencies continues atseveral security locations.