Head of Integrity Commission: We Will Not Allow Public Funds to Be Exploited in Election Campaigns
According to a statement from the Commission, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), 'Head of the Integrity Commission Mohammed Ali Al-Lami met today with the Chairman and members of the Board of Commissioners of the Independent High Electoral Commission.'
Al-Lami emphasized that 'the Commission will form field teams in Baghdad and the provinces to visit the Electoral Commission and its branches, in coordination with it, to verify the integrity of the procedures in place and to ensure that public resources are not misused during electoral campaigns.' He noted that 'individuals covered by the General Amnesty Law who have had judicial rulings issued against them are not permitted to run in the elections.'
He also warned against 'exploiting official positions and executive offices for electoral purposes,' and called on the Commission to 'instruct party leaders and founders to submit financial disclosure statements through the Department of Political Parties and Organizations Affairs.'
Al-Lami further confirmed that 'the Commission will monitor the sources of party funding and how those funds are spent, in accordance with its legal mandate.'
For his part, Chairman of the Board of Commissioners, Omar Ahmed Mohammed, expressed the Electoral Commission's 'full readiness to cooperate with the Integrity Commission,' praising its initiative to 'support transparency, protect public funds, and monitor the election campaigns of political blocs and their candidates.'
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