According to a statement released by the Ministry of Interior, on Monday, a businessman who was allegedly involved in the “theft” of $2. 5 billion in tax payments was detained by Iraqi security services as he attempted to flee the country.
Additionally, it was revealed in the announcement made by Interior Minister Othman Al-Ghanmi that Nour Zuhair Jassim was detained at Baghdad International Airport while attempting to board a private plane and depart the country.
” An official book issued by the Tax Authority revealed that the amount of $ 2. 5 billion was withdrawn between September 2021 and August 2022 from the Rafidain Government Bank, through 247 financial instruments, which were written to five companies, which they spent directly.
In a statement released on Monday, the Government Integrity Authority stated that the suspect is “the (Creators) Petroleum Services Company Ltd.’s authorised manager.
He is “one of the defendants in the tax sacred sums case deposited in the Rafidain Bank branches.
The judiciary has previously heard the testimony of a number of Tax Authority employees regarding this matter and has also issued arrest warrants for the owners of businesses that are allegedly involved in money withdrawals.
In the International Transparency Index on “Perspectives of Corruption,” Iraq is placed 157th out of 180 countries.
Whenever corruption cases arise, officials in subsidiary centres are frequently the focus of trials.
In the beginning of October, Jenin Blaskart stated that “the pervasive corruption is a primary factor for the job imbalance in Iraq.” She continued, “Frankly, no leader can claim to be shielded from.
It is noteworthy that this issue, which came to the media in mid -October, is a widespread controversy in oil -rich Iraq, but it suffers from chronic corruption..
The theft of the century in Iraq .. an accused person being detained at the airport before fleeing
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