Corruption rampant in Iraqi govt, says US inspector
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Corruption is rampant at "every level" of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, with Iraqi graft inspectors calculating that at least $4 billion has been pilfered from state coffers, a top U.S. official said.
The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction will report to the U.S. Congress this month that corruption remains "a very huge challenge to the government of Iraq", Ginger Cruz, deputy inspector general at the oversight agency, told Reuters in an interview in Baghdad on Saturday.
"It is something that requires international cooperation. It is a very, very serious problem. Corruption is evident in every level of government ... in every one of the ministries.
"It is probably one of the biggest problems facing them," she said, singling out smuggling in the oil sector, the lifeblood of Iraq's shattered economy, as a particular problem. Read more
Corruption is rampant at "every level" of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government, with Iraqi graft inspectors calculating that at least $4 billion has been pilfered from state coffers, a top U.S. official said.
The Office of the Special Inspector General for Iraq Reconstruction will report to the U.S. Congress this month that corruption remains "a very huge challenge to the government of Iraq", Ginger Cruz, deputy inspector general at the oversight agency, told Reuters in an interview in Baghdad on Saturday.
"It is something that requires international cooperation. It is a very, very serious problem. Corruption is evident in every level of government ... in every one of the ministries.
"It is probably one of the biggest problems facing them," she said, singling out smuggling in the oil sector, the lifeblood of Iraq's shattered economy, as a particular problem. Read more
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