Iraq recovers fugitive convicted of $3m embezzlement from Lebanon
Iraq has extradited from Lebanon a former health employee convicted of embezzling nearly $3 million, the country's Integrity Commission said. Alia Hassouni, a former worker at the Wasit Health Directorate, in eastern Iraq, was handed over by Lebanese authorities following co-ordination with Iraqi officials and Interpol to secure her arrest and return. “The recovery operation was the result of…
Lebanon extradited ex-health worker Alia Hassouni to Iraq for $3m embezzlement, Iraq's Integrity Commission confirmed. Hassouni, former Wasit Health Directorate employee, stole 2.86 billion dinars (nearly $3m) and 924 million dinars in separate cases, said the commission. Convicted in absentia by Wasit Criminal Court, Hassouni sentenced to life imprisonment and ordered to repay stolen funds, according to the commission's statement.
Iraq intensified anti-corruption efforts under Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi's leadership, targeting public funds misappropriation. Multiple arrests and sentences followed, including two female MPs for illicit enrichment.
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