Baquba, A Rapid Response force in the Ministry of Interior arrested four defendants, including a female employee, on charges of financial and administrative corruption.

A security source told the correspondent of the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA): ‘A Rapid Response force, in coordination with the Integrity Commission / Diyala Investigation Office, arrested four defendants, including an employee in the Accounts Department in Diyala Governorate, on charges of financial and administrative corruption.’

He added: ‘The defendants were found in their possession of checks containing large sums of money, metal clips, boxes containing local and foreign sums of money, salary documents, expense records, and a quantity of gold jewelry.’

He pointed out: ‘The accused were handed over to the competent security authorities along with the seized items in accordance with the law.’

Source: National Iraqi News Agency