Baghdad court sentences former traffic directorate employee to life for embezzlement of 10 billion dinars
The CoI stated that the Rusafa Criminal Court issued the two verdicts in the case of the former General Traffic Directorate employee, whom the commission had investigated following his arrest. The court sentenced him to lifelong imprisonment and ordered him to pay the embezzled sum of 10,446,442,000 Iraqi Dinars.
The CoI added that the court issued these verdicts based on Article (315/Part Two) of the Penal Code, granting the aggrieved party the right to claim compensation before civil courts once the verdict becomes final.
The Commission noted that on March 5, it had announced a specialized operation that resulted in the seizure of 3,390,000,000 Iraqi Dinars from the embezzled funds of the General Traffic Directorate. These funds were hidden by four relatives of the convict in travel bags, along with 5 kilograms of gold jewelry, found in an abandoned house in a Baghdad neighborhood.
The CoI affirmed that it continues to investigate the case, including other embezzled amounts, as well as real estate and vehicles suspected of being acquired through the embezzlement of General Traffic Directorate funds.
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