Shafaq News-Baghdad
Iraq's NationalWisdom Movement (al-Hikma), led by Ammar al-Hakim, declared full support forthe government's Dawn Crackdown anti-corruption measures hours after securityforces arrested one of its senior figures, Hussein Taleb al-Fadhli,director-general of the Oil Products Distribution Company, oncorruption-related charges.
The arrest camehours before al-Fadhli was scheduled to be sworn in as a replacement member ofparliament under the National State Forces Alliance for Baghdad province.
Al-Hikmaspokesman Hussam al-Hassani said in a statement on Thursday that the movementsupports measures taken by the government, judiciary, and Federal Commission ofIntegrity to protect public funds in accordance with the law. “Any official'scompliance with investigative procedures reflects respect for constitutionaland legal institutions.”
He called onall parties to leave the final word to the Iraqi judiciary and avoid politicalor media exploitation of investigative proceedings.
The DawnCrackdown (Sawlat al-Fajr), launched on June 28 under Prime Minister Alial-Zaidi's direction, which has targeted so far 67 current and former officialsacross multiple sectors on corruption-related charges.
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