The two main parties threatened .. “Barzani” intends to implement a “major” campaign against corruption in the Kurdistan region
Baghdad today – Kurdistan – The head of the Kurdistan Regional Government, Masroor Barzani, intends to carry out a “big” campaign against corruption within the region’s departments, according to informed sources, who said that the campaign will start after the Kurdistan Parliament votes on a law to reduce the privileges of officials.
Kurdish sources told (Baghdad Today), that “the two main parties inside the Kurdistan Region (National and Democratic) have used employment and the salaries of martyrs and social welfare for their benefit, and they registered thousands of their members to receive government salaries, as part of supporting their parties in the elections, whether parliamentary or Kurdistan elections.”
She added that “Masroor Barzani threatened to cancel all these salaries, and demanded that the two parties cooperate with him,” noting that he intends to implement a campaign against corruption after the parliament’s vote on the reform law that reduces the privileges of officials and cuts the salaries of employees who receive more than one salary, and removes the names of counterfeiters from salaries Social welfare and retirement, “explaining that” Barzani’s campaign will include the dismissal of dozens of managers who have been in service for more than 10 years, especially in departments that are suspected of corruption. ”
The Kurdish sources indicated that “the President of the Kurdistan Regional Government will delegate to his deputy, Qubad Talabani, a campaign to dismiss the directors around whom suspicions of corruption are circulating in Sulaimaniyah, Halabja, and the areas of influence of the National Union, granting him all powers in this regard.”
For his part, Saleh Faki, a member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, confirms that his party will cooperate with Masroor Barzani in combating corruption in the Kurdistan region.
Faki said in an interview with (Baghdad today): “We will provide all facilities to Barzani in order to implement his plan to fight corruption, because the process will be in the interest of the Kurdistan region.”
On Wednesday, December 11, 2019, the Kurdistan Regional Council of Ministers discussed during a regular session headed by Masroor Barzani and the presence of his deputy, Qubad Talabani, on a draft reform law on retirement, salaries, allowances, grants and benefits in the Kurdistan region, within the framework of the reform program for the ninth formation of the Kurdistan Regional Government.
A statement by the regional government stated that the Prime Minister confirmed that the reform is an ongoing and long-term process that includes all sectors, and said: “From the first day to form the new government, we made a promise to the people to send this project to Parliament.”
The Prime Minister indicated that all political parties and parties in the government participated in the project to achieve the public interest, establish justice and guarantee the rights of those who are entitled.
After a thorough discussion of the project materials and paragraphs and making the necessary changes, the Cabinet decided to ratify the project, to be referred to the Kurdistan Regional Parliament.