ShafaqNews- Kirkuk
TheKurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has handed over seized gold jewelry andcash linked to lawmakers and political figures in the Region to Iraqiauthorities, a security source told Shafaq News on Sunday.
Theassets were delivered through an Erbil checkpoint and received by Kirkukprovincial police in Altun Kupri district, north of the province, under thesupervision of the Federal Integrity Commission.
Thesource did not disclose the value of the cash, the amount of gold recovered, orthe identities of those connected to the seized property.
On June28, Iraqi authorities launched Dawn Crackdown (Sawlat Al-Fajr), a nationwideanti-corruption campaign under the direction of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi,targeting current and former officials, lawmakers, politicians, businessfigures, ministers, directors-general, provincial governors, and othersuspects.
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