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Muhammad Hanash Mahmoud Daki: illicit-enrichment conviction, Trebil border-crossing customs (2024)

Iraq's Central Felony Court for Anti-Corruption convicted Muhammad Hanash Mahmoud Daki, described by Shafaq News as a deputy or assistant customs officer and by other outlets as the (former) director of customs at the Trebil crossing with Jordan, of illicit enrichment. On 11 January 2024 (reported from 14 to 16 January) the court sentenced him to five years' strict imprisonment, ordered a fine of IQD 38,969,334,000, and ordered him to return an equal amount in illicit gains, a combined liability Iraq Business News, citing the Commission of Integrity, put at roughly $60m. He cannot be released at the end of the custodial term until both amounts are paid, and the court upheld seizure of his movable and immovable assets. The specific underlying scheme (bribery, under-invoicing, smuggling facilitation or similar) is not detailed, only the illicit-enrichment charge and figures.

Period
January 2024
Sector
Tax, customs and portsBorder-crossing customs illicit enrichment
Kind of case
Criminal prosecution
Jurisdiction
Federal Iraq

How the money moved

Illicit enrichment: wealth accumulated via his customs post at the Trebil crossing inconsistent with legitimate income. The specific underlying scheme was not detailed.

What happened

Convicted and sentenced; release conditioned on full payment of the fine and restitution; assets seized.

Open questions

  • The exact underlying scheme; precise job title; appeal status.

People and companies

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People and companies
NameRole in the caseLegal statusDetailAs of
Muhammad Hanash Mahmoud Daki
محمد حنش محمود ذكي
Deputy or assistant customs officer, Trebil crossing with Jordan (one source describes him as former director of customs)Convicted (reported)Convicted of illicit enrichment by Iraq's Central Felony Court for Anti-Corruption; sentenced 11 January 2024 (reported from 14 to 16 January) to five years' 'strict imprisonment', fined IQD 38,969,334,000 and ordered to return an equal amount in illicit gains, a combined liability Iraq Business News, citing the Commission of Integrity, put at about $60m. Release is conditioned on full payment; movable and immovable assets seized.28 September 2026

Sources

These are the documents on which this case rests. Each quote is given in the language of the document.
  1. Shafaq News11 January 2024Press reportTier D

    السجن 5 سنوات بحق معاون جمرك منفذ طريبيل (وثيقة) (Five years' imprisonment for the deputy customs officer at the Trebil crossing (document))

    38,969,334,000 دينار (fine and restitution each 38,969,334,000 dinars) under Articles 19(3)/(4) of Law No. 30 of 2011
    Original
  2. Alsumaria TV14 January 2024Press reportTier D

    حكم بالحبس الشديد بحق مدير جمرك طريبيل السابق (Hard-imprisonment verdict against the former director of Trebil customs)

    المادة (19/ ثالثاً) من قانون هيئة النزاهة والكسب غير المشروع رقم 30 لسنة 2011 المعدل
    Original
  3. Iraq Business News16 January 2024Press reportTier D

    Iraqi Customs Official Jailed; must Repay $60m

    five years' imprisonment and repayment of 78 billion dinars ($60 million)
    Original

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