Apprehension of a Local Official Caught Red-Handed Receiving a Bribe in Maysan Governorate

mniraq - Anti-corruption regulatory authorities announced the execution of a qualitative operation that resulted in the arrest of an official in a municipal department in Maysan Governorate, caught red-handed receiving financial amounts as a bribe. The operation followed a well-planned ambush executed based on official judicial warrants, after receiving information that the official was extorting citizens in exchange for processing official transactions related to overlooking violations. The accused's statements have been duly documented, and he has been referred, along with the criminal evidence, to the competent judiciary to take deterrent legal actions against him in accordance with prevailing laws.