Clare: urgent …Integrity Commission announces receiving one of the most prominent defendants in the “theft of the century”
7/31/2024
The Integrity Commission announced that it had received one of the most prominent defendants in the theft of tax deposits known as the “Theft of the Century” case.
The Integrity Commission praised the cooperation of the Federal and Regional Ministers of Interior.
According to Iraqi officials, the scandal revolves around illegal cash withdrawals from the country’s General Tax Authority in 2021 and 2022 totaling about $2.5 billion, a huge sum even in a country that consistently ranks among the world’s most corrupt.
An Iraqi businessman named Nour Zuhair, who has become one of the most prominent suspects in the case, has recovered about 380 billion dinars ($292 million) in stolen funds since his release on bail in November 2022, the head of the National Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, told Reuters earlier. Zuhair has publicly asserted his innocence of all charges against him. LINK