Severe Prison Sentences Issued Against Former Lawmaker and Official on Corruption Charges

mesoiraq - The Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court has issued severe prison sentences against a former parliamentarian and the former general director of Salah al-Din Health Department following their conviction for exploiting public office and illicit enrichment. Judicial authorities stated that the court sentenced the former lawmaker to two years of rigorous imprisonment and the former general director to five years, due to their involvement in awarding and processing contracts and works belonging to the North Refineries Company to entities and individuals associated with them for personal gain. The judicial ruling also mandated the convicts to jointly and severally restitute an amount of ten billion Iraqi dinars, based on conclusive evidentiary proof and the provisions of the penal code.