Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Storekeepers of the Najaf horizontal silo (unnamed)

أمناء مخازن سايلو النجف الأفقي (لم تُذكر أسماؤهم)

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Arrested

Arrested or held; not convicted.

What the documents say

After the Integrity Commission found 752.5 tonnes of wheat worth IQD 421.12 million missing for May 2019 to April 2020, four silo officials were summoned in June 2020, and on 26 July 2020 the Commission announced detention orders from the Najaf integrity investigation judge against the silo's storekeepers under Article 341 of the Penal Code. Rudaw reported that the site manager had blamed birds for the loss. No court outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Storekeepers, Najaf horizontal silo, State Company for Grain Trading

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Najaf grain silos: unfit rice, 752 tonnes of missing wheat and forged grain certificates (from 2018 to 2025)Storekeepers, Najaf horizontal silo, State Company for Grain TradingArrestedAfter the Integrity Commission found 752.5 tonnes of wheat worth IQD 421.12 million missing for May 2019 to April 2020, four silo officials were summoned in June 2020, and on 26 July 2020 the Commission announced detention orders from the Najaf integrity investigation judge against the silo's storekeepers under Article 341 of the Penal Code. Rudaw reported that the site manager had blamed birds for the loss. No court outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 19 May 2020
    Under investigationShortage of 752.5 tonnes found
  2. 26 July 2020
    ArrestedDetention orders under Article 341

Documents

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  1. Alsumaria News19 May 2020Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة تكشف نقص 752 طن حنطة بسايلو النجف

    وجود نقصٍ في مادة الحنطة بلغ (752 طناً و498 كغم)، وأن قيمته الكلية وصلت إلى (421,120,000) مليون دينار
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  2. Rudaw22 May 2020Press reportTier D

    Iraqi graft investigators doubt 752 tons of missing wheat was 'eaten by birds'

    When 752 tons of wheat went missing from a state grain silo in Najaf this year, the site manager claimed it had been pilfered by flocks of hungry birds.
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  3. Alsumaria News26 July 2020Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة: صدور أوامر توقيف بحق أمناء مخازن في سايلو النجف

    إصدار قاضي التحقيق المُختصِّ بقضايا النزاهة في المُحافظة أوامر توقيفٍ بحقِّ أمناء مخازن سايلو النجف الأفقيِّ
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