Iraq seizes another $20m cash, 60kgs gold and seven vehicles as corruption sweep continues
Iraq ’s judicial authorities on Sunday said they had seized $20.34 million in cash, 60 kilograms of gold, and seven vehicles linked to Adnan Al Jumaili , the deputy oil minister for refining affairs, who has become a focal point in an unprecedented corruption investigation. Mr Al Jumaili, who also served as the general director of the Northern Refineries Company, was arrested in May as part of a…
Iraq's judicial authorities have seized another $20.34 million in cash, 60 kilograms of gold, and seven vehicles linked to Adnan Al Jumaili, the deputy oil minister for refining affairs. Al Jumaili, who also served as the general director of the Northern Refineries Company, was arrested in May as part of an investigation into alleged waste and embezzlement in refinery projects overseen by the ministry.
The Supreme Judiciary Council said that the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court's investigating judge, in coordination with authorities in the Kurdistan region, confiscated the assets. The judge confirmed that investigations and the pursuit of other involved parties continue, with legal procedures still pending against them. The recovery of cash and gold across Baghdad and Erbil suggests investigators are tracing assets moved between federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region.
Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi's government is stepping up its anti-corruption campaign, presenting it as central to restoring public trust and securing state finances before key security and economic deadlines.
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