Iraq seizes 375kg of gold in sweeping anti-corruption crackdown
- A massive haul of gold recently uncovered has been linked to a high-profile anti-corruption case in Iraq.
- Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council has announced the recovery of 375kg of gold connected to a case involving the arrest last month of the former Deputy Minister of Oil for Refining Affairs, Adnan Al Jumaili, on suspicion of corruption.
- Judge Dhia Jafar of the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court said 358kg of the precious metal was recovered in an operation involving Kurdistan regional authorities, under the supervision of the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan.
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- A massive haul of gold recently uncovered has been linked to a high-profile anti-corruption case in Iraq.
- Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council has announced the recovery of 375kg of gold connected to a case involving the arrest last month of the former Deputy Minister of Oil for Refining Affairs, Adnan Al Jumaili, on suspicion of corruption.
- Judge Dhia Jafar of the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court said 358kg of the precious metal was recovered in an operation involving Kurdistan regional authorities, under the supervision of the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Faiq Zidan.
Sources: Al Jazeera