AMMAN — Jordanian legal authorities have apprehended a
former Iraqi fugitive in Amman who was wanted in Iraq on charges of corruption.
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The Federal Integrity Commission of Iraq confirmed the
arrest, stating that the fugitive held a position in the credits department at
the Iraqi Trade Bank (TPI).
The convict was found guilty of corruption, specifically
involving the unauthorized release of $540,293 thousand (JD383,000) on two
separate occasions, without legal justification.
The investigation revealed that the fugitive had sent two
letters with identical numbers and dates but with different time frames to a
Russian company contracted with the Basra Oil Company. These letters pertained
to the processing of a specific type of emulsifier (BM32) and involved a
quantity of 900 barrels.
International arrest warrant
The arrest of the convict was made in compliance with an
international arrest warrant issued against them.
The Recovery Department of Iraq's Federal Integrity
Commission coordinated with the competent courts to organize the extradition
file, which was then sent to the Presidency of the Public Prosecution-Division
of Extradition.
From there, it was forwarded to the Ministry of Foreign
Affairs and subsequently handed over to the Jordanian judicial authorities
through standard diplomatic channels.
The Communication Division of the Council of Arab Interior
Ministers informed the Directorate of Arab and International Police in the
Iraqi Ministry of Interior about the arrest. They requested that a recovery
file be prepared and transmitted through diplomatic channels.
Previous prison sentence
The Rusafa Criminal Court, specialized in integrity issues,
had previously issued a seven-year prison sentence in absentia for the fugitive
convict, in accordance with Article 318 of the Penal Code.
The Federal Integrity Commission had previously announced
that the Jordanian authorities arrested the same fugitive convict last month.
During that time, it was revealed that the fugitive had
collaborated with a former official from the Anbar Governorate Health
Directorate, causing damage to public funds amounting to 21.9 billion Iraqi
dinars (JD11.8 million).
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