After «withdrawn by Shabibi

After «withdrawn by Shabibi

16.10.2012 BAGHDAD - New Morning


SMT Iraqi government Tuesday new conservative temporarily for the central bank to replace the current governor suspended work on the orders of the judiciary, as reported by Agence France-Presse, media adviser to the prime minister.

Ali al-Moussawi said that «the Council of Ministers voted to assign Abdul Basit Turki Chairman of the Board of Supreme Audit, the Directors of the Central Bank until further notice, he said, adding that the judiciary« decided to withdraw the hand »Shabibi, current governor of the Central Bank.

The media adviser said that «after Tzbb dinar exchange rate formed a committee in the House of Representatives to investigate headed by Vice President of the Council Qusay al-Suhail (...) and after a lengthy investigation (...) found negligence by the Governor of the Bank and others.

He said the committee submitted its report to the Integrity Commission official dealing with the fight against corruption in government departments, which «has decided to withdraw the hand-Shabibi and others», adding that «when the government became front actually decided to appoint a personal won nearly unanimous.

The Integrity Commission spokesman Hassan Aati told Agence France-Presse earlier in the day that the Authority received «a special file by the Central Bank of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee and the investigation is ongoing.

The deputy governor of the Central Bank of Iraq the appearance of Mohammed Saleh revealed in a statement singled out the 'New Morning' that Governor Sinan al-Shabibi is still outside the country.

Saleh quoted Shabibi saying he is sticking to his position, and is ready to give it up if the public interest requires, he said.
Shabibi stressed that not aware of arrest warrants, only that he had heard about in the media ...

In regard to the controversy regarding the work of the Central Bank and the ado about suspicions of corruption, Saleh said that if he was to object to the amounts conversion, the law does not restrict the amount of foreign exchange requirement can not be dedicated to terrorism and crime.

He continued in his private conversation with 'New Morning' that «if they want to put restrictions on the conversion, they must amend the Bank Act, and we have no problem with that.
It is not confirmed by the spokesman for the Iraqi Integrity Commission and an arrest warrants for Shabibi and his deputy.

And verify the integrity of the Iraqi official dealing with the fight against corruption in the issues related to the Central Bank, according to spokesman confirmed the body and head of the Integrity Committee in the parliament Bahaa al-Araji.

Spokesman Hassan Aati told AFP «received the Central Bank's special file by the Parliamentary Integrity Committee and the investigation is ongoing.

The spokesman did not clarify the nature of the file. But Araji told AFP that the case «is not about money but about the procedures and instructions led to the increase in the price of the dollar against the dinar (Iraqi) and the low price of the dinar.

Araji said «the investigation was still going on. Issued arrest warrants but no warrants have been issued a travel ban, noting that the number of arrest warrants amounted the «thirty memorandum include bank governor and his deputy, and this is what will make it even more complicated.

He trusted that «the central bank governor and his deputy would represent before the courts.

He said that «this judge's decision and should be respected and hope that the politicians should not interfere.

For his part, did not confirm Aati issuance of arrest warrants in the case, adding that «the Integrity Commission does not issue arrest warrants or arrested, but that the competence of the investigation, and if there are arrest warrants are issued by the judiciary alone.

The Central Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi, who has been in office since 2003, said in contact with AFP from Tokyo two days ago «I do not know anything about it and, God willing, there will be no arrest warrants.

The Justice Ministry confirmed Iraqi told AFP that the issue was linked to the Supreme Judicial Council, which could not be contacted over the past two days.

And witnessed the exchange rate of the dollar in April, the highest level in front of the dinar since nearly four years in the local markets, a 1320 dinars per dollar, after it was steady at 1230 dinars to the dollar.

Shabibi said then to AFP that «the political situation is relatively stable in Iraq and the surrounding area has created a great demand for the dollar, which led to higher currency exchange rate recently, referring to Iran and Syria.

The Federal Supreme Court issued in January 18, 2011 decision to link the Central Bank of the Cabinet reasoned that the predominance of the executive of the Bank and its activities.

The central bank governor warned after the adoption of this resolution the risk of applying the decision of the Federal Supreme Court because that «Iraq has the responsibility to protect will lose his money abroad.

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