12/12/2020 15:43
[Baghdad-Where]
On Saturday, the Parliamentary Integrity Committee identified obstacles to recovering money smuggled abroad.
A member of the committee, Taha Al-Dafeh, said, according to the official agency, that "the recovery of the smuggled money is entrusted to the Integrity Commission, specifically in the Recovery Department, but the work of this department was not at the level of corruption and the amount of smuggled money," noting that "the main reason for the weakness of money recovery is due to lack of cooperation Governmental institutions, including the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Central Bank and the relevant departments, and the move to conclude important agreements with governments that have provided information about the existence of smuggled money for Iraqi officials in order to recover money and people through the International and Arab Interpol.
Al-Defense added, "There is also an important problem, which is the lack of cooperation from some countries with Iraq in following up the money and people such as Jordan and Lebanon, because these countries benefit from these funds and are present in their banks." Countries and states to which the corrupt fled, as well as the presence of smuggled money and pressure on these countries to hand over fugitives against whom arrest warrants were issued, as well as recover the money. "
He pointed out, "The role of the Integrity Committee is to detect corruption and to deliver news and information, verify them and transfer them to the competent judicial authorities or the Integrity Commission."
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