BAGHDAD: Iraq sentenced a US-sanctioned oil official to seven years in prison after he was arrested as part of a government-led anti-corruption campaign, the country’s anti-graft body said on Sunday. Deputy oil minister for distribution affairs Ali Al-Bahadli is among dozens of officials who were detained in June during anti-graft raids that took place in several areas, mostly in Baghdad’s fortified Green Zone.
Iraq sentences US-sanctioned oil official to prison: anti-graft body
Iraq sentences Deputy Oil Minister for Distribution Affairs Ali Al-Bahadli to 7 years in prison on illicit-gains charges
He is among dozens of officials detained in June during anti-corruption raids
August 30, 2026 12:27
BAGHDAD: Iraq sentenced a US-sanctioned oil official to seven years in prison after he was arrested as part of a government-led anti-corruption campaign, the country’s anti-graft body said on Sunday.
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