Former MP Fawzi Akram called on Thursday for more than 20 major corruption cases involving the misuse of Iraqi public funds since 2003 to be resolved. He also urged authorities to recover the large amounts of money stolen from the country’s budgets.
Speaking to dinaropinions.com, Akram said corruption is a serious threat to the Iraqi state and is just as dangerous as terrorism. He stressed that fighting corruption must be a top priority because it is behind many of the country’s ongoing problems.
He said there are more than 20 major cases involving stolen public money and large corruption deals. He called on authorities to reveal the investigation results, make the names of those involved public, and return the stolen money to the state treasury.
Akram added that Iraq cannot move forward while corruption continues to spread through its government institutions. He said the actions taken so far are only a small part of what needs to be done compared to the many cases held by oversight bodies.
He also stressed that several cases require serious decisions to launch investigations and bring the truth out into the open.