The Iraqi judiciary seizes properties and factories worth 69 billion dinars in the Al-Jumaili case.
The Iraqi Judicial Council announced on Monday the seizure of properties and factories worth 69 billion dinars in the case of the Deputy Minister of Oil for Liquidation Affairs, Adnan al-Jumaili. News
The Nineveh Investigation Court, which specializes in integrity cases, explained that judicial decisions were issued to seize 9 commercial properties and 3 flour production plants in the city of Mosul, with a total value of about 69 billion Iraqi dinars, in addition to 7 modern transport trucks, each valued at $200,000, in the case of the accused Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for Liquidation Affairs, Adnan al-Jumaili, who is currently detained, and the parties involved with him in money laundering and financial corruption crimes.
The court added that the market value of the commercial properties located in the city center is about 45 billion dinars, while the value of the flour mills is estimated at 24 billion dinars, indicating that the fugitive defendants registered these properties in the names of their workers, in order to disguise and conceal their illegal source.
According to the court, given that these properties and factories are productive and generate continuous profits, it was decided to appoint judicial guardians to manage and maintain them, in order to ensure their continued operation and secure the receipt of all their financial returns.
Earlier today, the Iraqi judiciary announced the recovery of 375 kilograms of gold in the case of the Deputy Minister of Oil for Refining Affairs, Adnan al-Jumaili, in coordination with the Kurdistan Region.
A wave of arrests has been launched in Iraq, targeting political officials, members of parliament, and businessmen as part of an anti-corruption campaign, which Prime Minister Ali al-Zubaidi described as the “first phase” of broader measures to recover public funds, while tasking oversight bodies with receiving any indications related to cases of corruption or negligence in state institutions .
The Federal Integrity Commission stated that arrest warrants are carried out in accordance with the law and under judicial supervision. According to judicial sources, the investigation data indicates that new files will continue to be opened that may affect other figures in the coming period, as part of efforts to recover public funds and prosecute those involved inside and outside Iraq.
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