Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraq’s Council of Ministers orderedinvestigative committees to complete corruption-related cases within 60 days,as part of new measures approved during a cabinet session chaired by PrimeMinister Ali Al-Zaidi, his office said on Saturday.
The cabinet also directed stateinstitutions to strengthen coordination with courts to expedite long-pendingcases and follow up on the recovery of funds awarded to ministries andgovernment bodies under judicial rulings.
The measures require ministries,independent bodies, and provinces to address observations listed in FederalBoard of Supreme Audit reports, prepare guidance manuals, and adopt programs to“improve anti-corruption performance.”
All government institutions shouldalso “identify manifestations of corruption and enhance the efficiency of theiremployees through specialized anti-corruption training.”
Meanwhile, Al-Zaidi called oncitizens to “report public assets and funds obtained through corruption crimesto help recover them,” directing authorities to grant financial rewards toinformants in accordance with the law.
On June 28, Iraqi authoritieslaunched a nationwide anti-corruption campaign, dubbed “Dawn Crackdown,” underAl-Zaidi's direction. Informed sources told Shafaq News the first phase isexpected to target more than 200 current and former officials, politicians,business owners, and other suspects, while government sources said the secondphase will focus on suspected corruption cases involving officials accused ofowning luxury real estate projects in the United States, Europe, and Turkiye.
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