2023-08-06 19:16:59
August 6, 2023
Baghdad / Obelisk Al-Hadath: Iraq called on countries, including the UAE, Turkey, Jordan, Saudi Arabia, as well as the United States and the United Kingdom, to hand over those convicted of corruption and looting of public money, especially those accused of stealing tax secretaries known as (theft of the century).
The issue of tax secretariats relates to the theft of 3 trillion and 700 billion Iraqi dinars from the state treasury, which is tax revenue money.
Retrieving suspects in corruption cases from other countries requires international efforts and complex legal procedures, including that Iraq has judicial cooperation agreements with other countries that allow the extradition of suspects, and these agreements specify the legal and administrative procedures required to extradite criminals.
The head of the Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, said that the issue of theft of tax secretariats, the issue of major corruption, was mixed with treason, and that the stay of those involved in it outside the bars will not continue, stressing the organization of red flags for those wanted, who are the former head of the intelligence service, the former minister of finance, and the private secretary of the former prime minister, as well as Former political advisor to the former prime minister.
The Iraqi government is also trying to recover wanted persons from the UAE.
The media advisor to the Prime Minister, Hisham al-Rikabi, stated that the government’s efforts to recover the wanted persons by the Iraqi judiciary through Interpol will leave the countries hosting the wanted persons no choice but to hand them over to the Iraqi judiciary for trial, and to recover the stolen money from the people.
Representative Alia Nassif explained in a tweet on the X-Pan website that the investigations indicate that the bulk of the money for the theft of the century reached the closest circle of the former Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi.
Strong and reliable evidence must be provided proving that the accused committed acts of corruption. This could include documents, testimonies, reports, and witness testimonies. Iraq also needs to cooperate with legal authorities in other countries in order to exchange information and data and simplify procedures.
Iraq can issue international extradition requests through the International Criminal Police Organization (Interpol). These requests help track down and arrest suspects when they cross borders.
The legal expert, Ali Al-Tamimi, explained that the recovery of those accused of corruption and financial theft cases who fled outside Iraq takes place through three steps that the Iraqi state can take, indicating that the first step takes place through the international Interpol, which is considered a red note, according to the agreement issued in 1923.
The second method is to create a recovery file, which is carried out by a division of the Public Prosecution of the Supreme Judicial Council, accompanied by documents, investigation and arrest warrants, and is sent through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the international headquarters of Interpol. The third method is carried out in accordance with the money laundering agreement issued in 2003 and ratified in 2007. , according to Tamimi.
This agreement includes articles (30, 35, 50, 56, 57) that show how to recover wanted persons in coordination with the United Nations, and that Iraq is required to coordinate with the United Nations to recover those wanted, according to this agreement.
This agreement was implemented by many countries, such as Algeria, Nigeria and Singapore, and they were able to recover many wanted persons.
And last August 2023, the Integrity Commission announced the recovery of a businessman from the Jordanian authorities who was accused of colluding with one of the most prominent people involved in the theft of tax secretariats by providing facilities to fake foreign companies, and organizing an unreal assignment from these companies to the main defendant in the case, which caused the theft of more than Three trillion Iraqi dinars.
On July 31, Iraq was able to recover two convicts who were fugitives, the former Director General of Urban Planning in the Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works, and the former Director General of the Anbar Agriculture Department, after their arrest in the territory of the Sultanate of Oman based on international arrest warrants. and recovery files.
And Iraq can use diplomatic channels to pressure other countries to hand over the accused, through talks and official contacts.
Prepared by Muhammad Al-Khafaji
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