Forum starting Baghdad International Anti-Corruption

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Today kicks off the second annual business session of the Forum Baghdad International Anti-Corruption with the participation of delegations from the United Nations and the Arab countries and foreign bodies and institutions and non-governmental organizations , local and foreign on the issues of transparency and a culture of integrity .

A source in the Integrity Commission for the "morning " , "The Forum , which was launched under the slogan ( recovery of looted funds maintained the dignity of the people and live the homeland ) , organized in cooperation with the UN Development Program .

He added that "Iraq will brief delegates on his movements and his efforts to recover money people looted in the light of the provisions of Chapter V of the United Nations Convention against Corruption ." And explained that "the head of the judge Alaa Jawad Hamid will be presented in front of the delegations of the United Nations and international and regional bodies and Arab and foreign countries are resulted from contacts with neighboring countries and the countries of the region and the world that have fled Iraqi funds by the thieves out of the country , and on the overall Atalaaha files carried out by the Department of the recovery in the body , to restore the fortunes of the Iraqis with other countries and criminals, squatters on receipt of public money . "


The source expected that " sheds Judge Hamid light on the obstacles faced by the Commission for the implementation of the recovery files through approved channels internationally and through the International Police ( Interpol ) and limp on the barriers imposed by some countries to block the recovery steps stressed by the provisions of Chapter V of the United Nations Convention against Corruption, Under terms of the need to respond to the cooperation of the countries signatory to the agreement with the country's stolen his money and enable it to be restored and delivered to him the thieves . "

The head of the Integrity Commission , had complained in an interview in front of the delegations that participated the work of the first session of the Forum Baghdad International last year , from the reluctance of some Arab and foreign countries for cooperation with Iraq to facilitate the recovery of money stolen and delivery muggers him , warning that the continuation of these parties Bslukiadtha this despite signing international Agreement fracturing threatens the structure of the economy , international trade and lead to a widening phenomenon of money laundering and encouraging spoilers on increasing crimes looted money by providing safe havens for them and ensure that channels run embezzled funds .

He drew attention to the countries that hold some of these behaviors with a view to reaping the returns of physical and move their economies will lead to internal damage to its international reputation and reduce the size of the economic cooperation with the countries of the world loses confidence .

In addition to the Iraq experience in this regard is expected to recognize the participants the Forum on the experiences of Egypt, Lebanon, Iran and Tunisia in the application of the provisions of Chapter V of the International Convention on the extent of the successes in its efforts to recover money stolen and the problems encountered in the way of contacts and cooperation with the host countries of the money stolen and disguised criminals . a number of Arab and international experts during the sessions forum , which lasts two days, the research and working papers dealing with the results of the activities of regional and international forums in the field of recovery of the looted money and the nature of work in this area on the regional and international levels and discusses the challenges of legal , institutional and realism to these steps and marking the prospects of bilateral cooperation and teamwork to meet them .

And at the same , expect the official spokesman for the Integrity Commission Hassan Karim Aati , to witness sessions forum put research and working papers and presentations shed light on the risks of the acquisition of public funds and smuggled out of their homeland and the impact of these crimes on the national development plans , and expose the realities of the practice of States receiving funds contraband and the effects of Tstrha on these funds and allowing it to run and invest in local institutions with a view to profit-taking despite being dirty money derived from thefts.

The World Bank and the United Nations , has launched another initiative makes it easier for governments in developing countries recover the funds looted dubbed Initiative ( Star ) to retrieve stolen assets where the fall of this initiative any immunities of political or diplomatic about thieves and smugglers, money , provided that they submit their governments at the request of the reservation to these funds in any of the countries of the world are members of the Convention.


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Wednesday, April 9, 2014 10:31




Iraq seeks international support in order to restore a trillion dollars of looted funds

BAGHDAD / Baghdadi News / .. Iraq is seeking through an international conference in Baghdad Wednesday to get international support for restoration of his money stolen and smuggled abroad, amounting trillion and 14 million dollars and handed over ministers and senior officials Harbin and inform the participating countries on his experience in completing files restore its wealth with other countries and receive criminals squatters on public money.

She said the Integrity Commission said Iraq will brief delegates at the crossroads of Baghdad International Anti-Corruption to be held Wednesday on the movements and efforts in order to recover the money people looted in the light of the provisions of Chapter V of the United Nations Convention against Corruption.

 Added that the head of the judge Alaa Jawad Hamid will be presented in front of the delegations of the United States and international and regional bodies and the Group of Eight and the Arab and foreign countries that emerged from his contacts with neighboring countries and the countries of the region and the world that have the Iraqi funds escaped by robbers outside the country and Atalaaha on the overall files completed by the Department of the recovery in the body to restore the fortunes of the Iraqis with other countries and the receipt of the criminals squatters on money year.

The Commission noted in a press release seen by / Baghdadi News / that Judge Hamid will highlight the obstacles faced by the Commission for the implementation of the recovery files through approved channels internationally and through international police "Interpol" and limp on the barriers imposed by some countries to impede the recovery steps stressed by the provisions of Chapter V of the United Nations Convention Against Corruption, which stipulates the need to respond to the cooperation of the countries signatory to the agreement with the country's looted money and enable it to be restored and delivered to him the thieves.

In addition to the Iraq experience in this regard is expected to recognize the participants in the forum on the experiences of Egypt, Lebanon, Iran and Tunisia in the application of the provisions of Chapter V of the International Convention and the successes that followed suit in their efforts to recover money stolen and the problems encountered in the way of contacts and cooperation with the host countries of the money stolen and disguised criminals .

Integrity Commission revealed in 31 of the last month that Iraqi funds contraband and located in the states to be retrieved reached Trliuna and 14 million dollars but acknowledged that there are some obstacles on the subject of the defendants and received a refund for the difference of the internal systems.

The Director General of the Department to recover the money in the body of Muhammad Ali that "Iraqi funds located in the states to be retrieved trillion and 14 million dollars," pointing to the existence of funds smuggled in Jordan, Lebanon and the UAE have been seizure for the purpose of returning to Iraq.

He pointed to the "existence of some obstacles on the subject of the defendants and received a refund for the difference of the internal systems of the countries in addition to dual citizenship and judgments between different countries." He pointed to the Commission's intention to sign memoranda of understanding with these countries for the purpose of accelerating the re-defendants and money to Iraq.

Mention a number of former ministers were able to travel outside Iraq after Athmahm financial and administrative corruption as well as a number of senior staff in some government departments who managed to embezzle some money and smuggled out of Iraq at the time was still the Iraqi government is unable to return these funds only in a limited scale.


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