A Reading Of The “Roles Of Corruption” Between Parliament And Local Councils.. What Is The Story Of The $1,000 Billion?, 1 SEPT

 A Reading Of The “Roles Of Corruption” Between Parliament And Local Councils.. What Is The Story Of The $1,000 Billion?

 
Politics | 08-28-2024, Baghdad Today – Baghdad  Political science professor Issam Al-Faily commented Wed (August 28, 2024), about  the extent of corruption between the House of Representatives and the provincial councils and which of them is wasting public money. 

Al-Faili told "Baghdad Today",  "It is not possible to evaluate the experience of the provincial councils, whether they are corrupt or not, because of the short lifespan of those councils, in addition to their cessation that lasted for years, while they did not carry out their assigned tasks, especially the executive side, as the budget has not been released yet.".

 He added,  "But in previous experiences, there were many files in the provincial councils that were referred to the Integrity and Judicial Authorities Commission, and some officials in those councils were issued recruitment or follow-up orders, so there were practices that caused the waste of public money and the seizure of state capabilities." 

He added, "The House of Representatives is financially burdening the state treasury, especially in light of the demands to increase the salaries of representatives, allocations, and privileges.
 
This contradicts the legislative work of Parliament, whose work is based on oversight and legislation, as well as evaluating government performance."

 Al-Faili pointed out,  “There are representatives who have been referred to the judiciary on corruption charges,” adding:
 
“ Corruption does not only include wasting public money and appropriating it, but rather includes violating the law in many cases.”  

He stated,  “The material damages are distributed between the House of Representatives and the governorate councils.
 
The governorate councils involve a waste of public money, and
 
some see it as an extra link and an overlap of the powers of the executive and legislative authority on the one hand with the work of the governorate council, and this has created a state of confusion.”
 
The information indicates, according to officials’ statements, that
 
Iraq wasted more than 450 billion dollars during the last period without there being accounts for this money, taking into account that
 
oil revenues from 2003 to 2021 amounted to more than 1,000 billion dollars, according to what was revealed by the former President of the Republic. Barham Salih, who added that
 
the value of the looted funds is estimated at 150 billion dollars, noting that
 
these numbers reveal only a small amount of the truth, according to observers.    
 
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