Iraqi Courts Seize Over $11 Million and 45 Kilograms of Gold in Corruption Cases

Baghdad, July 22 (KUNA) -- The judge of the First Investigation Court of the Second Karakh Court, specialized in integrity and money-laundering cases in Iraq, Judge Diaa Jafar, announced on Wednesday the seizure and confiscation of assets equivalent to more than $11 million, gold bars, and jewelry weighing 45 kilograms in two cases of corruption and financial fraud.

Jafar stated in a press release that the court recovered 1.143 billion Iraqi dinars ($872,000) related to a financial fraud crime, emphasizing that efforts are ongoing to take legal action against other companies that employ illegal means to obtain large profits, thereby harming public funds.

In a related development, Jafar clarified that investigations into the case of the detained suspect, Adnan Al-Jamili, Deputy Minister of Oil for Liquidation Affairs, led to the seizure of 13 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $10 million) and $400,000, which were hidden in several locations in Salahuddin Province, along with 40 gold bars, each weighing one kilogram, and gold jewelry weighing five kilograms.

He confirmed that investigations into the case of the detained suspect, Adnan Al-Jamili, remain ongoing as part of follow-up procedures concerning the proceeds of the crime and those involved.

Previously, security agencies seized billions of dinars, millions of dollars, hundreds of kilograms of gold bars and jewelry, as well as dozens of modern vehicles and real estate properties in the Al-Jamili case, in which several Iraqi parliamentarians and senior officials were also arrested. (End) A.H.H. / R.J.