{
  "id": 4621029,
  "title": "Corruption whistleblowers in Iraq to be given financial reward",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/corruption-whistleblowers-in-iraq-to-be-given-financial-reward-4621029",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-31T09:33:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The National UAE",
    "slug": "the-national-uae",
    "url": "https://www.thenationalnews.com/news/mena/2026/08/31/corruption-whistleblowers-in-iraq-to-be-given-financial-reward/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "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.",
  "summary": "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.…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The National Business",
        "title": "Corruption whistleblowers in Iraq to be given financial reward",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/31/corruption-whistleblowers-in-iraq-to-be-given-financial-reward",
        "published": "2026-08-31T09:33:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}