Iraqi court sentences ex-MP, oil official to prison in corruption cases
Iraq’s anti-corruption body announced seven-year prison terms for a former MP and a senior oil ministry official over illicit gains and asset inflation.
The Iraqi Integrity Commission has sentenced former parliament member Talal Al-Zobaie and Deputy Minister of Oil for Distribution Affairs to seven years in prison each, according to the source. The charges include illicit enrichment and asset inflation. The commission stated that Al-Zobaie's assets amounted to $26.7 million, while the Deputy Minister faced accusations totaling about 26.5 billion dinars.
Both were ordered to repay penalties worth approximately 70 billion dinars for Al-Zobaie and 53 billion dinars for the Deputy Minister, covering the value of their illicit gains and an equivalent fine. The Iraqi government has seized and recovered hundreds of millions of dollars in assets, with recovered funds intended to bolster the public treasury and finance public service projects.
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