Trade minister begins "unprecedented" war on corruption

Minister of Commerce Mohammed Hashim al-Ani started a war on the pockets of corruption in his ministry, which had been consulted for years in the joints of the institutions of the ministry, stressing the scrutiny and review of all previous contracts for the import of tea, oil and rice.

The Minister of Commerce, according to a statement to the Information Office of the Ministry of Commerce received by 'news', that a war to hit the pockets of corruption, which is trying to block the work of the ministry began and the Oqar corruption will follow you, after the approach of transparency in performance is a principle rooted in the ministry and should not leave.
Al-Ani reviewed and reviewed all previous contracts related to the supply and processing of ration card items, especially tea, oil and rice.

In a number of cases referred to the Office of the Inspector-General for the purpose of the investigation and then referred to the Integrity Commission, he stressed the 'mandate of the Office of the Inspector-General and the Legal Department to follow up on cases raised suspicions of corruption and investigate all actions taken and detect the faults in all contracts' On the obligation 'to identify corrupt and refer them to the judiciary according to information and evidence obtained from the committees formed for this purpose'.
The Minister of Commerce also stressed that 'the next stage will see more scrutiny in all cases that have been registered to the Ministry of Commerce in successive periods in previous governments'.
"We will work to put things right and fix mistakes and return public money," he said.

Minister of Commerce pointed out that the ministry 'bore the responsibility for serious mistakes committed in the past', indicating that it will work seriously 'to remove them and develop new plans to change the mental image recorded by public opinion on the performance of the ministry in the past years.
He also stressed that the next phase will be a phase of work, construction, repair and treatment of previous errors, as well as the audit of all the previous files that accompanied the contracting and procurement, especially the large issues that occupied the public opinion and regulatory bodies.
He concluded by saying that the ministry will work according to clear and transparent mechanisms, whether in contracting mechanisms or other administrative and financial mechanisms in the work of companies.

The Minister of Commerce called for the implementation of the government program for the ministry, announced by the Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, in a quick time set for him to begin studying the status of ration card and vocabulary and basic segments beneficiary, and improve the quality and closing doors to corruption and spoilers through the crystallization of new laws and obtaining approvals.

The Minister of Commerce has stressed the need for a comprehensive review of the work of the departments and companies of the ministry and the evaluation of its achievements in the past phase, with the aim of establishing mechanisms to maintain the performance of these institutions and to ensure the upgrading of the level of work.

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