Urgent .. security forces surrounded the central bank and arrested a group of employees

Urgent .. security forces surrounded the central bank and arrested a group of employees

Tuesday, October 23 1 / Okrudolf 2012 13:30

{Baghdad: Euphrates News} security forces cordoned off on Tuesday the Iraqi Central Bank building and arrested a group of employees arrest warrants issued against them.



A security source said told {Euphrates News} that "security forces carried the day surrounded the Iraqi Central Bank and barred entry and exit from it and arrested a group of employees that sentenced arrest warrants by the Iraqi judiciary," adding that "the arrest warrants issued against {36} employees working in the Central Bank of Iraq after the charge of corruption. "

The Cabinet had voted a few days ago to exempt Central Bank Governor Sinan al-Shabibi from office and ask Abdul Basit Turki to manage the central bank to further notice, after the news that indicated the presence of suspicions of corruption in the work of the central bank and private sales dollar.

Sherif Soliman: the government wants to acquire the central bank and its cause has become "politicized"

21-10-2012

Accuse the Kurdistan Alliance MP Sherif Soliman, the federal government trying to acquire the central bank and lay hands on it.

Solomon said (of the Agency news) on Sunday: got great pressure and attempts in recent acquisitions on the authority of the Central Bank and the laying on of hands by the government, where he has been accused of financial corruption of the bank resulted in the overthrow of the Governor of the Bank.

He added: everyone is afraid of the course of this case, which has become "politicized" and was trying to Atghae professional formula, monitor, calling to be away from the Central Bank Mhalaot acquisitions being an independent body linked to the House of Representatives only.

This was announced Ali al-Moussawi, a media adviser to the prime minister, the cabinet decided to dismiss the central bank governor Sinan al-Shabibi after an investigation by a parliamentary committee on corruption charges in the bank.
Moussawi said: that the Council of Ministers tasked Abdul Basit Turki Chairman of the Board of Supreme Audit for the management of the Central Bank until further notice.

Critics say that the sacking Shabibi latest move by the government to strengthen its control over the Central Bank and other financial institutions.

I wonder how the Rothschilds and friends are going to take this???

Iraqi Police Storm Central Bank, Arrest 36


Posted on 27 October 2012. Tags: Central Bank, Corruption
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Iraq’s Interior Ministry says its forces have stormed Central Bank building in Baghdad and arrested 36 officials on suspicion of corruption.

“A security force belonging to the ministry implemented an arrest warrant issued by the judicial council against a numerous officials of the Central Bank without any problem,” the ministry said in a statement.

It said the ministry is constitutionally under obligation to implement any arrest warrant it receives from the judicial system whether it relates to government officials or ordinary citizens.

The arrests come following a government decision to sack Central Bank Governor Sinan Shabibi on charges of corruption, and replace him with Abdulbasit Turki.

The Commission of Integrity says it has evidence that Shabibi and other officials are involved in embezzlement particularly in operations through which the bank sells dollars to the public to withdraw liquidity in markets.

There is a special arrest warrant against Shabibi but he is reported to be outside the country and it is not clear whether he will return to face the charges