Iraqi Ministry of Defense Detains 3 Senior Officers on Corruption Suspicion
The Iraqi Integrity Commission has detained three senior officers in the Ministry of Defense and five engineers on suspicion of corruption related to a contract for rehabilitating a military hospital, worth over 92 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately 70 million US dollars). The commission indicated that the arrests followed investigations that revealed suspicions of financial and administrative misconduct, including violations of direct contracting procedures and inflated prices for certain items, after amendments that led to increased costs. The accused individuals and seized items have been presented to the investigating judge to proceed with the legal procedures.
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