Justice resolved lawsuits oil-for-food and recover $ 150 million

Author: AR, TG
Editor: AR

24.12.2016 13:10


Long-Presse / Baghdad
Ministry of Justice announced on Saturday, the resolution of 20 foreign suit in favor of Iraq during the recent period, while suggesting to restore $ 150 million to Iraq as a result of the resolution of the oil-for-food file lawsuits, confirmed its intention to resolve all foreign proceedings late files.

According to a statement to inform the Ministry of Justice received (range Press) copy of it, that "the most important files that the ministry follow-up, delivery and according to the law is the Foreign suits file and complete resolution of the direction of the interests of Iraq," noting that "20 lawsuit was settled last period for the benefit of Iraq as a result of exceptional effort exerted by the cadres of the legal department under the supervision and follow up directly by the Minister of Justice Haider Zamili. "

The statement added that "the past two days to resolve the oil lawsuits file for food after authorization winning of the Council of Ministers of the delegation negotiating team formed by the Ministry of Justice, with the participation of the Foreign Ministry, which constitute the adviser Ahmed rhomboid director of the legal department and Qais al-Amiri adviser in the State Department to negotiate to reduce the fees and the end of the file to complete the the required legal procedures by the United Nations. "

The statement pointed out that "after obtaining the approval of the Prime Minister has been reduced about 80% of the amounts resulting from this lawsuit as well as the restoration of an amount up to $ 150 million to Iraq as a result of the resolution of this file."

The statement noted that "the justice minister Haider al-Zamili said that the Ministry is going ahead to resolve all external suits the later files, and that the direction of decisiveness in favor of Iraq," stressing that "supervised directly on the course of action with the advanced cadres in the ministry in the hope of ending this task files in the near soon. "

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