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COI recovers billions of dinars, jewelry from convicted officials
The Iraqi Commission of Integrity (COI) declared on Sunday that it had retrieved gold jewelry, hundreds of thousands of US dollars, and billions of dinars from government officials found guilty in financial corruption cases. The head COI, Haidar Hanoun, said in a press conference that $1.63 million had been recovered from Raad Qasim Muhammad Ali, who is convicted of illicit gain, according to Shafaq News. Hanoun elaborated that the convict was the director of the economic department in the Ministry of Electricity and that during an investigation, gold jewelry had been found in his possession. Hanoun indicated that ... (full story)