BAGHDAD / The economic expert Mazen al-Ishaqir, Tuesday, July 31, 2018, Oil Minister Jabbar al-Allaibi to "cover up" the file of corruption contract refinery Karbala oil, indicating that this comes to "protect" former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. Al-Ishaqir said in a press statement today that "the Ministry of Oil signed with three Korean companies and in the presence of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to establish the refinery of Karbala oil with a total value of six billion dollars." He said that "the project is still languishing because of corruption, "Noting that" the project estimated between 3 - 3.5 billion dollars, but put the amount of six billion "The three companies entered the contract by 33% for each company," he said. "The current oil minister refuses to disclose the details of the contract in order to protect al-Maliki."