The Iraqi Integrity Commission has announced the arrest of a suspect linked to the "heist of the century," with gratitude extended to the Kurdistan Region's Ministry of Interior for their assistance in arresting the individual.
Without disclosing the suspect's name, the commission confirmed the arrest of a key figure in the high-profile theft case, praising the collaborative efforts of both the federal government's Interior Ministry and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG).
Four additional defendants, already suspended by the High Criminal Court, were part of the former government of Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi and are implicated in the case.
According to Iraqi officials, the charges against these individuals stem from their involvement in extracting approximately $2.5 billion in cash from the General Tax Authority. This sum, lost between September 2021 and August 2022, represents a significant amount of money in a country that consistently ranks among the world's most corrupt.
The "theft of the century" has been described as the disappearance of $2.5 billion in tax revenue, shedding light on the extent of corruption within Iraq's financial systems. link
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