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Al-Iraqiya: Maliki saw phony electicity contracts
09/08/2011 17:45
Erbil, August 9 (AKnews) - The electricity contracts with fake companies were seen by the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki before they were signed, al-Iraqiya claimed in a statement today.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided late on Sunday night to dismiss the Electricity Minister Raad Shallal from his position and to refer his case to parliament to vote on the dismissal decision and interrogate him for having handed out contracts worth $1.7bn to non-existent companies.
Iraqiya said in a statement that AKnews: "The corruption revealed in the Ministry of Electricity is not found only since five months only when Shallal held the post.
"The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the prime minister are personally involved in the contracts and no minister can sign important contracts without referring them [to the prime minister].
"Hussein Shahristani, the deputy prime minister for energy affairs, is primarily responsible for the file with all its details, and it is known to all that he is in charge in energy matters."
The statement demanded of punishment of all those responsible, not just Shallal, who al-Iraqiya (of which Shallal is a member) believe is a scape-goat.
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09/08/2011 17:45
Erbil, August 9 (AKnews) - The electricity contracts with fake companies were seen by the Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki before they were signed, al-Iraqiya claimed in a statement today.
Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki decided late on Sunday night to dismiss the Electricity Minister Raad Shallal from his position and to refer his case to parliament to vote on the dismissal decision and interrogate him for having handed out contracts worth $1.7bn to non-existent companies.
Iraqiya said in a statement that AKnews: "The corruption revealed in the Ministry of Electricity is not found only since five months only when Shallal held the post.
"The General Secretariat of the Council of Ministers and the prime minister are personally involved in the contracts and no minister can sign important contracts without referring them [to the prime minister].
"Hussein Shahristani, the deputy prime minister for energy affairs, is primarily responsible for the file with all its details, and it is known to all that he is in charge in energy matters."
The statement demanded of punishment of all those responsible, not just Shallal, who al-Iraqiya (of which Shallal is a member) believe is a scape-goat.
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