Onlookers say the new flood of debasement embarrassments in Iraq — traversing monetary, political, and regulatory areas — mirrors the nation’s deteriorating political emergency.
The circumstance heightened after the dubious comments by Judge Haider Hanoun, top of Iraq’s Uprightness Bonus, about continuous debasement “Robbery of the Hundred years,” which included the enormous burglary of $2.5 billion from the nation’s expense money vaults.
Repeating Outrages
Honorable iraqi Commission head, Haider Hanoun, blamed Judge Diaa Jaafar for protecting people engaged with the “Burglary of the 100 years,” during a question and answer session in Erbil on Wednesday.
Hanoun asserted that Judge Jaafar, who administers the Uprightness Court in Baghdad’s Karkh area, has been safeguarding suspects associated with the case.
Hanoun asserted that former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi distributed such plots to secure political loyalty, and that Jaafar received a plot of land under the guise of military personnel.
Hanoun stated, “In the railway case, where Iraq’s entire railway infrastructure was sold off, an estimated $18 billion was squandered.”
He censured Jaafar for not looking into the situation for a long time, expressing, “There are the individuals who need to return Iraq to the period of pony drawn trucks.”
A few spectators said that Hanoun is shielding himself subsequent to confronting legitimate activity for gaining land in the Maysan governorate. In doing as such, he uncovered huge scope debasement, including a $22 billion railroad project in the Al-Faw promontory that was concealed subsequent to being given to an adjudicator.
An Iraqi court set a new trial date for the accused Noor Zuhair and Haitham al-Jubouri less than a week after Hanoun’s press conference and ordered the detention of six guarantors associated with the main suspects in the “Theft of the Century.”
Prime Minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani revealed…” earlier in 2023 in a significant development to clarify the chronological connection.
Hanoun’s remarks were trailed by the uncovering of a government operative organization in the top state leader’s office, alongside different outrages, which some accept are endeavors to divert general society from additional difficult issues.
These remarks, according to Ghazi Faisal, director of the Iraqi Center for Strategic Studies, reveal a growing power struggle among prominent political figures who are all seeking to increase their wealth and control.
“The repeated corruption scandals—such as businessman Noor Zuhair’s escape with billions, which was dubbed the Theft of the Century, and his use of private jets and diplomatic passports—show that this issue goes beyond Zuhair himself,” Faisal stated. It involves important ministers, party leaders, and parliamentarians. Zuhair had conceded to paying off political pioneers.”
It is interesting to note Zuhair’s recent defense in a television interview, in which he called for a public trial and threatened to reveal names and information about corruption cases.
Faisal added that the new covert operative organization outrage in the state head’s office uncovers a profound doubt between the public authority, security powers, parliament, and political pioneers.
Faisal accepted these outrages were the consequence of political gatherings that have overwhelmed Iraq beginning around 2003. He said “They have neglected to make a popularity based situation that guarantees common freedoms and a fair life, while issues like destitution and shakiness endure.”
Free MP Bassem Khashan additionally remarked, saying Zuhair, who was in authority, was wrongly delivered and is presently out of Iraq. Whether he returns ultimately depends on him.
A petition to summon Judge Hanoun to clarify his recent alarming statements has been signed by 80 MPs, according to Khashan.
Political Strains
Saad al-Muttalibi, an individual from the Province of Regulation alliance, said the political emergency in Iraq is filled by private questions between groups, with some utilizing the media to go after their rivals.
“The top of the Respectability Commission’s public analysis of the legal executive is careless,” he told Shafaq News Organization.
Al-Muttalibi went on to say, “Accusations should be settled in court, not through the media, and this seems like a personal conflict,” calling the political situation “tense.”
He noticed that new outrages emerge like clockwork, perhaps as interruptions from different issues.
Free MP Amir al-Mamouri added that a few gatherings need to close the Zuhair case after late remarks from the Uprightness Commission. He underscored the significance of recuperating taken public assets and considering all included responsible.
“Zuhair’s case is being observed by parliament, no matter what the Honesty Commission’s assertions,” al-Mamouri told
“Yet, the most recent comments recommend the issue isn’t finished, and there are others like Zuhair still at large,” he added.
Al-Mamouri likewise affirmed that parliament is getting ready to gather the top of the Honesty Commission and judges connected to the outrage for addressing.
