Iraqi anti-corruption campaign against ministerial graft
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Iraq Issues Arrest Warrant for Ex-Minister over Illicit Gain
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The company 'et-Tedamul' signed a second contract with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
The company et-Tedamul General Trade, Information Technology and General Contracting Limited Company signed two contracts with Iraq's Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs, the second on November 19, 2025, according to a court letter. The first had been signed on January 15, 2025.
The court letter stated that MP Essedi agreed with the former minister to establish the company, which was created to directly benefit from tenders and contracts carried out by the ministry. The company also obtained a license to open a special job-finding office for employing foreign workers.
The case is linked to an anti-corruption investigation that led to an arrest warrant for former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Essedi, accused of illegally benefiting from ministry contracts through a fake company. The warrant was requested by the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court Investigative Judiciary, affiliated with the Karkh Appeals Court Presidency in Baghdad.
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· date approximate Background
The company 'et-Tedamul' signed its first contract with the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs.
On January 15, 2025, the company ‘et-Tedamul General Trade, Information Technology and General Contracting Limited Company’ signed a contract with Iraq’s Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs. It was the first of two contracts the company signed with the ministry that year; a second contract followed on November 19, 2025.
The company was established, according to court documents, for the purpose of directly benefiting from tenders and contracts carried out by the ministry. The case is part of a broader anti-corruption campaign: an arrest warrant was issued for former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Essedi over allegations of illicit gain through fake companies benefiting from ministry contracts.
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· date approximate Background
The company 'et-Tedamul General Trade, Information Technology and General Contracting Limited Company' was established to benefit from ministry contracts.
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