Disclosure about the involvement of senior officials suspected of corruption and financial transfer of three files to the integrity
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Sinead Prime Minister called for the activation of arrest warrants against any official involved
BAGHDAD - morning
at a time in which he called the National Alliance MP Chairman of the Commission on Security and Defense parliamentary Hassan Sinead, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki for the activation of arrest warrants against any state official, civilian or military minister he or a deputy in the House of Representatives and at any level of government who accused them of eliminating terrorism or corruption, revealed the House of Representatives for "the involvement of senior officials in the State engages in financial and administrative corruption and would be questioned after the Eid holiday," as announced by the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, on Sunday, on the transfer of three files of corruption to the Integrity Commission.
Senaid said in a statement the "morning" If we want to reform politically and administratively, everyone must be aware that there is no state of immunity of any official in the state regardless of its level and degree of functional only with the Constitution. "
and the Chairman of the Commission on Security and Defence Parliamentary , commander of the armed forces to change the leadership the Supreme Military leaders processes and teams to change plans, security and counter terrorist acts and to impose stability in the country. "
To the detection of the House of Representatives for "the involvement of senior officials in the State engages in financial and administrative corruption and would be questioned after the holiday Eid al-Fitr" .
The decision of the House of Representatives Mohammed Khalidi was quoted by the agency, "Nina" yesterday: ****"There is serious interest by members of the House of Representatives to expose senior officials in the state to be the rule of law is stronger than the executive branch." *****
He added: "The corruption scourge that impede all issues in the forefront of providing services to citizens. "
For its part, announced that the Parliamentary Integrity Committee, on Sunday, on the transfer of three files of corruption to the integrity notably restoration Baghdad hotel by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to host the Arab summit $ 27 billion dinars, and the file of the Ministry of Education in the era of former minister , and the cause of building homes in the marshes, as noted its intention to uncover cases of corruption, the other beginning next September.
A member of the Committee Osman Algehiche in a statement to the transfer site "Alsumaria News", "Integrity Committee decided at its meeting yesterday, referring the three files of corruption to the Integrity Commission to take necessary action against those involved, "noting that" those files private renovated hotels by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to host the Arab summit that was scheduled for last March, and file inputs Education in the Ministry of Education during the period of the former minister, in addition to a building housing in the marsh ".
He Algehiche that "there is a contradiction in a file and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, as the Commission has the papers signed by Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, to prove that the ministry has allocated 27 billion dinars to renovate hotels, at the time showed Zebari surprise of this amount," adding that "the Commission I got those files from the inspectors general and senior officials in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "
As a member of the Parliamentary Integrity Committee Jaafar al-Moussawi has said in a press conference held yesterday, at the seat of Parliament, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has concluded contracts with a number of companies for the rehabilitation of six hotels and 22 residential houses luxury, "noting that" the contracts were overstated, and despite the recognition of the Foreign Minister of the magnitude of those contracts but that the minister signed it. "
Al-Moussawi said that "the Sheraton Hotel was allocated $ 48 million for the rehabilitation of a number that is too large, while supposed to be training at half that amount, "stressing that" will be revealed after Eid al-Fitr for corrupted files another major concern of the Ministry of Defense and other ministries. "
The Iraqi government announced last year, on the work of rehabilitation of hotels, guest houses and presidential palaces in the capital Baghdad to host the Arab summit which was to be held in March, which confirmed allocated $ 350 million to this end, also allocated $ 200 billion Iraqi dinars for the rehabilitation of street Baghdad airport, and maintenance of roads and rehabilitation of sewage systems and some tourist sites in the capital.
and the Arab League, the fifth of May, was postponed Arab summit which was to be held in Baghdad to March of 2012, upon the request of the Iraqis.
Meanwhile, A member of the Integrity Commission Parliamentary about the "coalition of state law," Shaker Darraji "There are officials cover up some spoilers for political purposes." but did not mention their names.
He was quoted by the agency, "Nina" news: "There are similarities between the political blocs in the cover up the spoilers and not to disclose them, so the official should abstain from these things and blocking immunity of spoilers."
He added, "that some gloss on the spoilers of the other blocs , to avoid disclosure of spoilers of his party, as well as cases of defamation exercises between the blocks for the purposes of miscarriage political. "
The Council of Ministers agreed last January, the National Strategy for Combating Corruption for the years 2010-2014, made by the Joint Council for the fight against corruption in Iraq and work by the ministries and the provinces and stakeholders in the strategy, after the House of Representatives passed the United Nations Convention against Corruption in Iraq in August of 2007.
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