Seizure of state land and property by influential persons and the Integrity Commission's recovery drive (from 2003 to 2023)
After 2003 thousands of state properties (and private properties of absent owners) were occupied or transferred to influential persons and entities. In August 2022 the Integrity Commission said it had returned 1,376 properties to state ownership and was recovering 6,000 more out of over 10,000 identified by its technical committees; in July 2023 it reported recovering 3,381 properties in Najaf. The US Treasury (2019) also cited militia seizure and sale of agricultural land in the Nineveh Plain when designating a militia leader.
- Period
- From 2003 to July 2023
- Sector
- Land and propertyState real estate
- Kind of case
- Official statement or estimate
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Iraq
How the money moved, according to the sources
Illegal occupation or fraudulent transfer of state and absentee-owned land and buildings by officials, parties and armed groups.
What happened
Administrative recoveries.
Open questions
- Nationwide tally from 2020 to 2026; value of recovered property; prosecutions.
People and companies
This case does not name any person or company. It rests on figures and institutions.
Sources
- Asharq Al-Awsat (Fadel al-Nashmi)16 August 2022Press reportTier D
«النزاهة» العراقية تستعيد 1376 عقاراً لملكية الدولة
Originalكان قد استحوذ عليها أشخاص وجهات نافذة خلافاً للقانون
- Asharq Al-Awsat17 July 2023Press reportTier D
«النزاهة العراقية» تستعيد 3381 عقاراً في النجف و5 ملايين دولار في الأنبار
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