Parliament is investigating the 10 contracts in the defense arm on suspicion of corruption

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Wednesday , January 4.2017


Check to Security and Defense Committee in the Iraqi Council of Representatives, in about 10 contracts for the purchase of weapons and gear held by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense worth up to one billion dollars, with suspicions of corruption.

The decision of the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary Hakhuan Abdullah, network Roudao media, an investigation into some 10 contracts concluded by the Iraqi Ministry of Defense over the past decade, including the arming of decades worth millions of dollars.

He added that "some of those contracts were for the purchase of light and medium weapons from Russia and the Czech Republic from the poor quality and expensive prices, as well as planes and helicopters helicopter."

He continued that " the contracts signed by the Ministry of Defense with the knowledge of the office of former prime minister, Nuri al - Maliki, and we will announce contracts marred by corruption early next legislative season."

He said , "that some of those contracts extended for one year, for example , Iraq contracted with foreign companies to provide weapons and equipment to the ministries of defense and interior, and some of them were not the Department of Defense need weapons , but officials had brought the weapons on behalf of the ministry and they sell them on the black market at higher prices."

He explained: "For example , they bought guns to $ 300 under those contracts, but they are sold on the black market Balvi dollars, those transactions and lasted until the outbreak of the war against Daesh, but stopped with attached Haider al - Abadi Authority."

It includes the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary investigations, Essaouira Air Base in Baghdad , which is the largest of its kind for the training of the cadres of the Air Force and includes various weapons and military supplies.

He said Abdullah that he " has been allocated funds to base Essaouira about 5 years ago, but their work has not been completed to date, and , if completed it will be transferred to the Iraqi Air Force and the totality there , " he said . "We talked with the Defense Department about the failure to complete the restoration of the rule, but they made evidence of a restoration by the department in the Ministry of Construction , and they are not responsible for this, and for further investigations we will talk with this section. "

He pointed out that " it was the allocation of millions of dollars this year for decades arming the Iraqi Ministry of Defense for the years from 3 to 5 coming with a Chinese company, but the results of the investigation revealed the existence of offers from other companies at lower prices , " noting: "Although he must conclude such contracts by the Ministry of Defence , but it turns out it did not hold the ministry is expected to Haider al - Abadi Office is signed that contract. "

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