Shafaq News- Saladin

Iraqi anti-corruption investigators on Sunday raided locations linked to the suspected financial network of suspended former Oil Ministry Undersecretary Adnan Al-Jumaili in northern Saladin province, a security source told Shafaq News.

Joint teams from the Federal Commission of Integrity and the Anti-Corruption Committee searched the home of a man identified by the initials M.B. in Al-Suwaidan village in Al-Shirqat district. The man owns one of the province’s largest currency exchange companies and is believed to have managed transfers connected to the investigation, the source said.

The operation also targeted the home of a Baiji Refinery official in Al-Eitha village as authorities reviewed financial records involving the exchange company and several individuals.

The case stems from the investigation into Al-Jumaili, whose testimony later led to arrest warrants for more than 70 officials, according to Iraqi judicial statements and Shafaq News sources, and forms part of the ongoing nationwide anti-corruption campaign, Dawn Crackdown (Sawlat Al-Fajr), which has drawn lawmakers, provincial officials, and business figures.

A Shafaq News review found Iraqi authorities detained at least 31 officials and public employees in seven separate cases between July 20 and July 26.

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