Iraqi Parliament to Government: No Tolerance for Corruption and Opening of Major Cases

The Iraqi Parliament issued an official statement demanding and obliging the government of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to proceed without leniency in opening the largest and most serious corruption cases that have led to the plunder and squandering of public funds, while setting specific deadlines for resolving them.

This historic parliamentary stance coincided with the launch by the Iraqi government of a wide-ranging security and judicial campaign known as “Dawn’s Onslaught,” which resulted in the arrest of dozens of MPs and officials on corruption charges and the recovery of substantial sums of money.