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Iraqi judicial authorities have seized about $10 million in cash, along with 35 properties and six vehicles, as part of an expanding corruption investigation involving the former director of a senior oil official’s office, the Supreme Judicial Council said Monday.
An investigating judge at Baghdad’s Central Criminal Court for Combating Corruption said authorities seized 7 billion Iraqi dinars, worth about $5.3 million, and another $5.5 million in U.S. currency from defendant Alaa Mohsen Khalaf.
Khalaf previously served as director of the office of Adnan al-Jumaili, the former deputy oil minister for refining affairs.
Jumaili is also being held over allegations involving the misuse of public funds, according to the council.
He was dismissed in June over accusations of wasting public funds and awarding contracts in violation of the law.
Authorities have also focused on testimony provided by Jumaili as part of the investigation.
The judge said 35 properties and six vehicles belonging to Khalaf were also seized, while the investigation remains ongoing.
The seizures are part of a broader campaign against financial and administrative corruption launched by the Iraqi government on June 28 in coordination with the Supreme Judicial Council.
The campaign aims to pursue those involved in corruption cases and recover public funds.
Dozens of current and former officials, lawmakers and businessmen, including figures linked to the oil sector, have been detained.
Authorities have also carried out raids in Baghdad and several provinces, seizing cash, properties and other assets linked to corruption investigations.
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