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Major oil smuggling scandal in Iraq, Prime Minister sacked 9 government officials

Dr. Asim RazaEditor International & Diplomatic Affairs • Islamabad / Lahore Bureau
Major oil smuggling scandal in Iraq, Prime Minister sacked 9 government officials

📌 Key Highlights & Quick Takeaways:

  • Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi dismissed nine government officials following an investigation into allegations of oil smuggling.
  • According to the news agency, this investigation related to oil smuggling was conducted in Iraq's Jarf al-Sakhr region, which is considered.
  • Sabah Al-Nu'man, the Iraqi Prime Minister's military spokesman, said on Saturday that after the results of the investigation, the Prime Mini.

Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi dismissed nine government officials following an investigation into allegations of oil smuggling.

According to the news agency, this investigation related to oil smuggling was conducted in Iraq's Jarf al-Sakhr region, which is considered to be the stronghold of the armed organization Kataib Hezbollah.

Sabah Al-Nu'man, the Iraqi Prime Minister's military spokesman, said on Saturday that after the results of the investigation, the Prime Minister has ordered all suspects involved in oil smuggling operations to be handed over to the judiciary.

According to the spokesperson, the Prime Minister has also directed to dismiss a total of nine government officials from the security and oil sectors.

However, the government spokesperson did not release the names of the sacked officers and the full details of the charges leveled against them. Similarly, it is not clear how much and how much oil was involved in the alleged smuggling.

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Dr. Asim Raza

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