Iraq sentences three MPs to seven years for illicit enrichment
Dubai: An Iraqi anti corruption court has sentenced three members of parliament to seven years in prison in separate illicit enrichment cases and ordered them to repay millions of dollars in unexplained wealth, according to the Federal Commission of Integrity. Those sentenced include two female MPs, Alia Nassif Jassim and Ashwaq Salem Hassan, and one male MP, Bahaa Al Din Nour Mohammed Hussein Al…
An Iraqi anti-corruption court has handed down seven-year prison sentences to three members of parliament, including two female MPs, for illicit enrichment. Alia Nassif Jassim and Ashwaq Salem Hassan were both ordered to repay millions of dollars in unexplained wealth, in addition to fines equal to the value of their gains. Bahaa Al Din Nouri Mohammed Hussein Al Nouri, the male MP, received a similar sentence and was also required to repay a substantial sum.
The court's rulings also mandated the freezing of their movable and immovable assets. The Federal Commission of Integrity emphasized that the sentences were issued under Iraq's amended Commission of Integrity and Illicit Gains Law, and they maintain the right to seek further compensation once the judgments are final.
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