The Iraqi judiciary reported the seizure of 25 million Iraqi dinars, $200,000 in cash, and 4 kg of gold from the home of Adnan al-Jumaili, a former senior Oil Ministry official, as part of an ongoing bribery investigation involving local elected officials, according to a report by Roi Kais.
The Iraqi judiciary reported Thursday that investigators seized 25 million Iraqi dinars, $200,000, and 4 kg of gold from the home of Adnan al-Jumaili, a former senior official at the Oil Ministry, as part of a bribery investigation into local elected officials. Footage released by the judiciary shows the cash and gold hidden inside walls and water pipes.
Al-Jumaili is a central figure in a wider anti-corruption crackdown that The Zioneer has been tracking. Earlier this month, The Zioneer reported on an unverified claim of $85 million retrieved from the ground in Iraq, also linked to al-Jumaili, and in June covered the arrest of 47 senior officials and lawmakers in a Green Zone sweep. The current seizure appears to be a separate but related action in the same investigation.
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