Head of Integrity Commission: We hope Iraq and UAE will unite to confront corruption

Baghdad-INA
The head of the Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun, stressed on Wednesday the need for Iraq and UAE to be one hand in confronting corruption, while the head of the International Organization of Interpol, Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, praised Iraq's efforts in its endeavor to eradicate the scourge of corruption.

The authority said, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "on the sidelines of the signing of a memorandum of understanding between the Iraqi Federal Integrity Commission and the UAE Audit Bureau, the head of the commission, Haider Hanoun, met with the head of Interpol, Major General Ahmed Nasser Al-Raisi, to discuss ways of cooperation between the two parties in the field of combating Corruption, recovery of convicts and smuggled funds."

During the meeting, which took place in the Emirati capital, Abu Dhabi, and was attended by the Director of Arab and International Police in the Iraqi Ministry of Interior, Major General Alaa al-Abadi, Hanoun stressed that "the Iraqi government headed by Prime Minister Muhammad Shia al-Sudani focused in its governmental approach on combating corruption, preventing its spread, punishing its perpetrators, and recovering stolen funds. This is in the priorities of its objectives, in light of the support and backing of the legislative and judicial authorities," expressing optimism "to extend bridges of cooperation with the Arab brothers who have ties of brotherhood with Iraq, which contributes to cooperation in all fields, especially in combating corruption and recovering its revenues and those convicted of it."

The statement praised "the achievements made by the United Arab Emirates in the field of security and money management," pointing out that "Iraq and the UAE should unite to confront the dangers of corruption and prosecute its perpetrators and its proceeds."

He invited the Inspector General of the Interior in the United Arab Emirates, the Director of International Interpol, to visit Iraq, and to hold a conference in the capital, Baghdad, for the countries cooperating in the field of recovering looted funds.