Baghdad / Nina/ The Federal Integrity Commission announced the recovery of the first batch of funds owed by a convict, from the United Arab Emirates.
The Authority’s Government Media and Communications Office indicated: “The efforts of the Recovery Department resulted in the recovery of a first batch of the amount deposited by a convict in a bank in the Emirates,” indicating: “In 2005, the Iraqi Central Criminal Court issued a pre-trial ruling of (8) years in prison.” “Years will be imposed on the convict who robbed government banks after the events of 4/9/2003, and it was also ruled to confiscate an amount of $500,000 that he deposited in a bank in the UAE.”
The office added: “The recovered amount was transferred from the Emirates to the Rafidain Bank account via a debt collection company,” noting the role of the Iraqi embassy in Abu Dhabi in following up on the transfer of the amount, pointing out that the case file against the convict was sent to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs from the Supreme Judicial Council – Presidency. Public Prosecution, and it was sent to the UAE judicial authorities.
He explained: “The follow-up procedures resulted in the issuance of a ruling by the Emirati judiciary requiring the convict to pay an amount of $960,100 to Rafidain Bank as the affected party,” stressing that the authority will continue to follow up on recovering the entire amount owed by the convict./End 9
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