Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraqi authorities on Thursday recovered 14 billion Iraqidinars ($10.7 million) in assets linked to the corruption case involving formerOil Ministry Undersecretary Adnan Al-Jumaili, arrested last May in Saladinprovince shortly after being removed from his position as Director General ofthe North Refineries Company.
The investigating judge at the Central Anti-CorruptionCriminal Court revealed that the funds were concealed inside a stormwaterdrainage pit. Investigations are continuing to identify those involved andrecover additional assets linked to the case.
On June 28, Iraqi authorities launched a nationwideanti-corruption campaign, dubbed “Dawn Crackdown,” under Prime Minister AliAl-Zaidi’s direction, targeting current and former officials, politicians,business owners, and other suspects.
The operation followed Al-Jumaili’s arrest, whose case ledto the seizure of 127 billion Iraqi dinars ($97M) and $24 million in assets,along with confiscated real estate, vehicles, and gold jewelry, according tojudicial authorities.
An investigating judge previously told Shafaq News that theprobe uncovered the involvement of several lawmakers in exploiting stateresources, while the Central Criminal Court for Combating Corruption warned ofattempts to misuse the case to extort businesspeople.
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