Iraq seizes mounds of gold and millions in cash from officials in corruption crackdown
- The seizures were connected to the arrest in May of a former deputy oil minister, Adnan Al-Jumaili, on suspicion of corruption.
- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi, who took up the role in May, has vowed to tackle graft in the country.
- Gold discovered in the Adnan Al Jumaili investigation, part of a wider anti-corruption campaign launched by Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi.
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- The seizures were connected to the arrest in May of a former deputy oil minister, Adnan Al-Jumaili, on suspicion of corruption.
- Gold discovered in the Adnan Al Jumaili investigation, part of a wider anti-corruption campaign launched by Iraq's Prime Minister Ali Al Zaidi.
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- Iraqi Prime Minister Ali Al-Zaidi, who took up the role in May, has vowed to tackle graft in the country.
Sources: CBS News, Thenationalnews