1,000 Corrupt Officials on the "Dawn Strike" List in Iraq
As the “Dawn’s Onslaught” campaign, launched by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi to pursue those involved in financial corruption cases, entered its fifth day, the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) revealed yesterday that the list of accused includes a thousand names, among them ten Kurdish figures.
KDP member Wafaa Mohammed Karim told the “Ultra Iraq” website that “the anti-corruption campaign led by al-Zaidi will continue and will extend to the thousand individuals whose names are on the lists,” clarifying that “Kurdistan Region authorities handed over eight figures to Baghdad, including Members of Parliament Mohammed Jamil al-Miyahi, Ziad al-Jubouri, and Ashwaq al-Jubouri, as well as five other names of wanted individuals in Erbil during the previous campaign, along with money and vehicles seized from them.”
Earlier, on Tuesday, Shaikhan Abdullah, head of the KDP bloc and former deputy speaker of parliament, announced that Erbil had handed over nine wanted individuals to Baghdad, including MPs and general managers, as part of the campaign that began on Sunday morning, stressing that “corrupt individuals have no sanctuary in Kurdistan.”
Meanwhile, the New York Times reported that the White House has resumed sending oil revenues to Baghdad, following al-Zaidi’s campaign against those implicated in financial corruption cases.
The newspaper quoted Iraqi government spokesperson Haider al-Aboudi as saying, “Dollar shipments to Iraq have resumed, and the issue has been resolved.” For his part, Prime Minister’s financial advisor Mithfar Mohammed Saleh confirmed the resumption of transfers.
In contrast, the “Dawn’s Onslaught” campaign, which involved prominent MPs, politicians, and officials and led to a large-scale arrest drive, has delayed negotiations to complete Prime Minister al-Zaidi’s cabinet, which remains short by nine ministries, most notably Defense, Interior, and Planning.
On another front, Fahid al-Fayyad, head of the Popular Mobilization Forces, affirmed yesterday that Iraq’s political system is based on democracy, anchored in the principle of peaceful transfer of power and the participation of all components, while accusing political factions of obstructing the closure of displacement camps despite the completion of the related file.
