Corruption whistleblowers in Iraq to be given financial reward
Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi has ordered the activation of a law that enables financial rewards to be given to whistleblowers who provide information about corruption . More than $1 billion has been recovered in an anti-corruption campaign that began with a raid on Baghdad's fortified Green Zone in late June and led to the arrest of several high-ranking current and former Iraqi officials.…
The Iraqi government has ordered the activation of a law that will provide financial rewards to whistleblowers who report corruption, according to a statement from Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi's office. The initiative comes as part of an ongoing anti-corruption campaign that has resulted in the recovery of more than $1 billion in an operation that began with a raid on Baghdad's Green Zone in late June.
The campaign has led to the arrest of several high-ranking officials. According to Haider Al Aboudi, the government spokesperson, over 26,000 corruption reports have been submitted to the Integrity Commission. In a recent meeting, Al Zaidi directed the activation of the whistleblower law, the strengthening of border crossing monitoring, and the exposure of corrupt individuals.
The government has described the campaign as a test of state authority, particularly in sectors that have traditionally been under the control of political parties and powerful economic networks.
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