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Asharq Al-Awsat
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Iraq’s Top Court Holds Political Forces Responsible for Widespread Corruption

Iraqi taxis drive past a Christmas tree decorated with images of slain members of the Popular Mobilization Forces, including commander Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, and slain commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Qasem Soleimani, at Tahrir Square in the capital Baghdad, on New Year's day on January 1, 2023. (AFP)

The Federal Supreme Court in Iraq recognized the lack of real will of the political class to combat corruption. This came in the wake of the Iraqi National Security Agency announcing that it had uncovered the largest crude oil smuggling network.  

“Iraqis have lost their confidence in public offices due to widespread financial and administrative corruption among employees at a time when the administrative system in Iraq was one of the most prominent systems in the Middle East,” said head of the Federal Supreme Court Judge Jassim Mohammed Abboud.  

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