Iraqi security forces arrested politicians, lawmakers, and senior government officials early on Sunday in what security and legal sources described as the start of a broader anti-corruption campaign ordered by Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi.
Crackdown Details
Elite Counter Terrorism Service (CTS) units raided the homes of politicians and senior officials inside Baghdad’s heavily fortified Green Zone in the early hours of Sunday and made several arrests, the sources said, declining to be named because they are not authorised to speak to media on sensitive issues.
No official statement has been made about the arrests. Zaidi, who took office in May, has pledged to tackle entrenched corruption, one of Iraq’s most persistent governance challenges despite repeated promises by successive governments to hold officials accountable.
Sunday’s operation was launched on direct orders from Zaidi after Iraqi judicial authorities issued arrest warrants as part of a crackdown on what the sources described as suspected corruption networks.
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