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Al-Azm Leader Gets Six-Year Corruption Sentence | Iraq News
Lawmaker Muthanna Al-Samarrai, leader of the Al-Azm Alliance, has been sentenced to six years in prison for corruption related to lucrative contracts with state-owned North and South Refineries. He is also ordered to repay approximately 19.7 million dollars. His arrest was part of the "Dawn Crackdown," aimed at corrupt officials. Additionally, fellow lawmaker Ziyad Al-Janabi received a five-year sentence and must repay about 2.6 million dollars for similar offenses. This crackdown marks a
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