Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidisubmitted his financial disclosure statement to Iraq’s Integrity Commission onThursday, nearly one week after parliament approved his government program andpart of his cabinet.
According to a statement from hismedia office, the move came in line with Iraq’s Integrity Commission Law andIllicit Gain No 30 of 2011, as amended, which requires senior state officialsto disclose their financial assets as part of anti-corruption and transparencymeasures. Al-Zaidi also instructed cabinet members to disclose their financialassets within one week of assuming office.
Iraq’s parliament voted on May 14 toapprove Al-Zaidi’s government program and 14 cabinet ministers, whilepostponing a vote on the remaining nine portfolios until after the Islamicholiday Eid Al-Adha amid disputes over cabinet allocations.
Governance and anti-corruptionreforms feature prominently in the new government program, which pledgesinstitutional restructuring, digital transformation to reduce bureaucracy,expanded financial investigation mechanisms, broader administrative and financialdecentralization for Iraqi provinces, and the establishment of a nationalanti-corruption framework backed by legal and oversight mechanisms.
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