The Federal Integrity Commission announced today, Friday, the arrest of a former official in the real estate registry in one of the districts of Diwaniyah Governorate for opening a registry and keeping it in his home.
The Authority’s Government Information and Communications Office stated, in a statement received by “Al-Rasheed,” that “a team from the Investigation and Judicial Control Division in the Authority’s investigation office in Diwaniyah was able to arrest the real estate registration inspector in the former Afak district; Because he kept a real estate record in his house.”
He explained, “The accused opened a permanent record unofficially and kept it in his home. In order to transfer ownership of distinctive and expensive real estate in the judiciary to people in violation of the law, and register it in the unofficial registry, stressing that the team was also able to control the original registry and priorities.”
The office warned that “the distinguished properties, which the arrested accused intends to transfer, are owned by the Afak Municipality Directorate,” pointing out that “the land has the right of disposal to a ‘declared person’ and the value of the properties therein is estimated at more than (10,000,000,000) billions.” Iraqi Dinar”.
He noted, “organizing a proper arrest report regarding the operation carried out in accordance with the provisions of Article (335) of the Penal Code.” In order to present him, along with the accused and the seized exhibits, to the competent investigating judge; To decide his fate.
It is noteworthy that Article (335) states: “Any public employee or person charged with a public service who exploits his position and unlawfully seizes money, property, a document proving a right, or other things found in his possession shall be punished by imprisonment for a period not exceeding ten years or by imprisonment.” Because of his job, or he facilitated this for someone else, and it was not with the intention of ownership.”
