Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Federal Commission of Integrity on Sundayarrested a Baghdad electricity distribution official accused of embezzlingelectrical cables worth more than 4.4 billion Iraqi dinars (about $3.34M).
An investigative team inspecting the Ministry ofElectricity found that the warehouse manager at the Rusafa Distribution Branchhad allegedly diverted the cables in coordination with two truck owners.
The operation was carried out under a warrant issuedby the Central Criminal Court for Anti-Corruption under Article 315 of Iraq’sPenal Code, which criminalizes the embezzlement of public property.
Authorities completed the required legal proceduresand referred the suspect to the investigating judge, who ordered his detentionpending further investigation.
The “Dawn Crackdown” (Sawlat Al-Fajr) anti-corruptioncampaign began on June 28 under Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi. Government figuresrecorded at least 47 detentions during its first 24 hours, while sources at theFederal Commission of Integrity put the total at 67 and expected the number ofsuspects to exceed 200. Electricity distribution has recorded the highestnumber of arrests within the executive branch, with seven cases: four inDiyala, two in Al-Diwaniyah, and one in Babil.
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