The Iraqi authorities are investigating the “theft” of $2.5 billion in tax money

The Iraqi authorities have opened an investigation into the “theft” of $2.5 billion from the tax authority funds in a government bank, according to officials announced on Sunday, in a case that once again exposes the rampant corruption in the country.
The authorities did not reveal the identity of those involved in the case. On Saturday, the official Iraqi News Agency published a request to open an investigation sent by the Ministry of Finance to the Integrity Commission, a government body concerned with combating corruption.
The official book, dated October 12, talks about “the theft of 3.7 trillion Iraqi dinars (about 2.5 billion dollars) from the General Tax Authority’s trust account in the Rafidain Bank.”