Iraqi judicial investigative authorities announced on Tuesday the seizure of significant cash sums, real estate properties, and weapons in a corruption case involving a former Deputy Oil Minister for Refining Affairs, Adnan Mohammed Mahmoud al-Jumaili, who is currently detained. A
judge from the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court clarified, in a statement issued by the Supreme Judicial Council, that initial investigations into the case of the accused al-Jumaili and his group led to extensive legal measures. These procedures contributed to the
recovery of funds and properties belonging to the accused and other individuals linked to the case. The ongoing investigations have so far revealed the confiscation of approximately forty properties distributed across the governorates of Baghdad, Salah al-Din, and Erbil. The
seized assets also include cash amounts estimated at around ten million US dollars and three billion Iraqi dinars, in addition to gold jewelry weighing about one and a half kilograms. Investigations further uncovered large quantities of light and medium weapons.
The statement affirmed that investigative operations are continuing to uncover all parties and entities involved in this crime.
