Iraqi gov't released over 40 corrupt politicians – MP

Iraqi Parliament's Integrity Commission Chief Talal al-Zawbaei revealed on Wednesday that the general amnesty law pardoned over 40 politicians who embezzled over four billion US dollars.

In a press statement, Zawbaei said that these corrupt officials have returned over 500 million US dollars only.

He added that some of these convicted politicians have begun to pay the money that they had embezzled, as the general amnesty law stipulates that those corrupt figures must return the money that they had embezzled in exchange of their release.

He further stated that this is the only way to get the embezzled money back after the Iraqi government failed to return if from over 1,000 corrupt officials and politicians.

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(Special thanks to Charles Bright)