The Federal Integrity Commission announced the issuance of a decision in absentia ruling the imprisonment of a former official in the Baghdad Investment Commission for his violations committed in granting an investment license.
The Commission said in a statement, "The Commission's Investigation Department reported that the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court issued a judgment in absentia that stipulates imprisonment for a period of three years against the secretary of the former head of the Baghdad Investment Commission."
It added, "The ruling issued against the fugitive convict came against the background of the violations that occurred in granting an investment license to an investor and a company to establish a residential complex on plots of land in one of the distinguished locations in the capital, Baghdad."
It confirmed, "The court, after reviewing the evidence obtained in the case, reached complete conviction of the defendant's negligence, so it decided to convict him and sentence him in absentia to imprisonment for a period of three years, based on the requirements of Judicial Article (331) of the Penal Code./ End
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
