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Prison and detention sentences against MPs al-Samarrai and al-Janabi, with orders to repay 34 billion dinars

Iraq ·

A competent court sentenced MPs Mithna al-Samarrai and Ziyad al-Janabi to prison and detention after finding they unlawfully benefited from contracts linked to the northern and southern refineries companies, and ordered them to return large sums to the public treasury. The Federal Integrity Commission said in a statement that al-Samarrai's sentence includes six years in prison.

Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission is the state body that investigates and pursues corruption cases, and graft in state oil and refinery contracts has been a recurring concern in Iraqi politics.

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