Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Maj. Gen. Ghanem Mohammed Jaafar Hassan al-Husseini

اللواء غانم محمد جعفر حسن الحسيني

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Pardoned or amnestied

Released or cleared under a pardon or amnesty.

What the documents say

Arrested November 2022; sentenced 27 August 2023 by the Basra Court of Appeal (criminal) to 15 years for oil smuggling (Anti-Terrorism Law art. 4/1 according to court document); released 9 April 2025 under the General Amnesty Law (conviction not quashed).

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Director-General of the Energy (Oil) Police

Cases

These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.
Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Zubair oilfield pipeline-tapping ring and arrest of oil-protection police generals (Basra, 2022)Director-General of the Energy (Oil) PolicePardoned or amnestiedArrested November 2022; sentenced 27 August 2023 by the Basra Court of Appeal (criminal) to 15 years for oil smuggling (Anti-Terrorism Law art. 4/1 according to court document); released 9 April 2025 under the General Amnesty Law (conviction not quashed).25 September 2026

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
  1. November 2022
    ArrestedArrested in NSS operation
  2. 27 August 2023
    Convicted15 years
  3. 9 April 2025
    Pardoned or amnestiedReleased under general amnesty

Documents

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  1. Baghdad Today (بغداد اليوم)9 April 2025Press reportTier D

    Release of former Energy Police director under general amnesty

    أصدرت في 27 من آب 2023 حكماً بالسجن 15 سنة بحق مدير شرطة الطاقة السابق غانم الحسيني بتهمة تهريب النفط
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