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Al-Azm leader Al-Samarrai jailed six years for corruption

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The court ordered Al-Samarrai to repay 30 billion dinars (about $19.7 million) he earned from brokering contracts with the state-owned North and South Refineries companies. The verdict was announced by Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity in a statement.

Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity is the state body that investigates corruption by public officials and refers cases to the courts. Al-Samarrai leads the Al-Azm Alliance, a political bloc in Iraq's parliament.

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