Corrupt deputies before justice without the need to approach the Supreme Judiciary and Parliament regarding the lifting of immunity
Baghdad / Obelisk: The Supreme Judicial Council announced, on Saturday 25 July 2020, the implementation of the procedures of investigation with the wanted deputies for financial and administrative corruption crimes without the need to approach it.
The Judicial Council stated in a statement received by Al-Masalla that it issued a circular to all courts to implement the procedures for investigating the deputies required for crimes of financial and administrative corruption without the need to approach it in order to approach the House of Representatives regarding the lifting of immunity after the House of Representatives voted to lift the immunity of deputies required for crimes Financial and administrative corruption.
The Judicial Council confirmed that the executive authorities should implement direct arrest or recruitment warrants.
On Thursday, July 16, 2020, economist Salam Sismais said that fighting corruption needs deterrent government measures and political will, stressing that slogans to fight corruption have become verbal trading.
In a statement to El-Masala, Smeisme said that corruption has become an organized network that cannot be eliminated.
And Sumaisim considered that the application of provisions that enhance the application of laws will reduce corruption, stressing that the law on preventing multiple salaries currently in force is a major step against administrative corruption alongside the file of aliens, and the unification of the salary scale.
Perspectives stating that the committees investigating the corruption files will not reach any results, due to the involvement of the entities and personalities who implement these files, and these parties and personalities still dominate and control the political and even the governmental scene.
Economic experts and deputies in the Iraqi parliament questioned the ability of that committee to resolve the thorny issue of corruption or reach fruitful results.
The independent deputy, Bassem Khashan, emphasized that any corruption file that is exposed will be hidden through intimidation or intimidation, due to the lack of seriousness in exposing the corrupt and holding them accountable, as well as the presence of political entities and figures who lead the mafias of corruption in Iraq.