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Haider Hanoun

حيدر حنون

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Legal status as of 4 October 2026

Charged or wanted

Charged, or the subject of an arrest warrant; not convicted.

What the documents say

On 16 September 2024 the Supreme Judicial Council asked the Karkh Third Investigation Court to take legal action against him, including over a plot of land allocated to the Real Estate Registration Department in Maysan. On 7 October 2024 that court issued an arrest order because he had not appeared in the cases in which he was charged, and to investigate leaked audio recordings attributed to him (judicial source, Shafaq News). On 22 October 2024 he was relieved of the post at his own request. The charges have not been published, and no verdict is on record as of 30 September 2026.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Acting head of the Federal Integrity Commission (November 2022 to October 2024); a judge

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Head of the Integrity Commission, Haider Hanoun: leaked recordings, a Maysan land plot and an arrest order (2024)Acting head of the Federal Integrity Commission (November 2022 to October 2024); a judgeCharged or wantedOn 16 September 2024 the Supreme Judicial Council asked the Karkh Third Investigation Court to take legal action against him, including over a plot of land allocated to the Real Estate Registration Department in Maysan. On 7 October 2024 that court issued an arrest order because he had not appeared in the cases in which he was charged, and to investigate leaked audio recordings attributed to him (judicial source, Shafaq News). On 22 October 2024 he was relieved of the post at his own request. The charges have not been published, and no verdict is on record as of 30 September 2026.30 September 2026

In the registers

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Public office

Public office
PostGovernmentPeriodSources
Head of the Federal Integrity Commission(acting)Federal Integrity CommissionFrom November 2022 to October 2024en.wikipedia.orgwashingtoninstitute.orgalsumaria.tv

Dated events

Each recorded step in the legal record of this entry is listed here in order of date.
  1. 16 September 2024
    Accused by an official bodyThe Supreme Judicial Council orders legal action, including over a Maysan land plot
  2. 7 October 2024
    Charged or wantedArrest order for failing to appear in the cases in which he was charged
  3. 22 October 2024
    Removed from officeRelieved of the post at his own request

Documents

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  1. Asharq Al-Awsat (Supreme Judicial Council decisions)16 September 2024Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    القضاء العراقي يلاحق رئيس هيئة النزاهة

    اتخاذ الإجراءات القانونية بحقه (رئيس النزاهة حيدر حنون) عن موضوع قطعة الأرض المخصصة لدائرة التسجيل العقاري في ميسان
    Original
  2. Shafaq News (judicial source)7 October 2024Press report (judicial source)Tier C

    القضاء العراقي يصدر أمر قبض بحق رئيس هيئة النزاهة حيدر حنون

    محكمة تحقيق الكرخ الثالثة أصدرت أمر قبض على حيدر حنون رئيس هيئة النزاهة بالوكالة، وذلك لعدم مثوله أمام المحكمة في القضايا التي وجه له الاتهام فيها، وللتحقيق في التسجيلات الصوتية
    Original
  3. Alsumaria (informed source)22 October 2024Press report (unnamed source)Tier C

    انهاء تكليف حيدر حنون من مهام ادارة هيئة النزاهة

    وافق رئيس مجلس الوزراء محمد شياع السوداني، الثلاثاء، على إعفاء رئيس هيئة النزاهة حيدر حنون بناء على طلبه
    Original

Articles

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