Shafaq News- Baghdad
A team from Iraq’s Federal Commission of Integrity, accompanied by itsinvestigative office in Kirkuk, took custody of several individuals wanted oncorruption-related charges, a security source told Shafaq News on Sunday.
The wanted suspects were arrested by security agencies in Erbil, thecapital of the Kurdistan Region, before being transferred to the Altun Kopricheckpoint in Kirkuk.
The number and identities of those detained remain undisclosed.
Earlier today, Iraqi security forces conducted a wide-ranginganti-corruption operation, detaining 47 officials,politicians, businessmen, and members of parliament. The campaign is expectedto continue in additional phases. The operation follows the arrest of formerOil Ministry Undersecretary Adnan al-Jumaili, whose case remains underinvestigation. Authorities also confirmed the seizure of $10 million and 31billion Iraqi dinars (about $23.5 million) linked to the probe, according tothe Federal Commission of Integrity.
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