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Bribery network involving police dismantled in Kirkuk

Shafaq News 2026/07/28 20:04

Shafaq News- Kirkuk

The Integrity Commission's Investigation Office in Kirkuk,northern Iraq, dismantled a network involving several police officers, TrafficDirectorate employees, and office owners accused of exploiting their positionsto process citizens' transactions outside legal procedures in exchange forbribes, a local source told Shafaq News on Tuesday.

The source said legal measures have been taken against thoseinvolved, while investigations continue to uncover further details.

Last week, the commission arrested a department head at theWater Resources Directorate in Kirkuk as he was receiving a sum of money, asource revealed.

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