People & Institutions

Karrar al-Abadi

كرار العبادي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Convicted (reported)

Reported convicted by credible media or an official statement; the judgment itself not seen.

What the documents say

Asharq Al-Awsat reported on 21 November 2019 that the Babil criminal court had ordered his arrest. Shafaq News reported on 31 March 2022 that the Babil criminal court (third panel for integrity cases) had sentenced him to five years' rigorous imprisonment under Article 340; the Integrity Commission's statement on that ruling, which does not name him, says the fugitive former governor approved residential plots on a prime commercial site within an allocation list for families of martyrs and the wounded. The Commission's statements on the other rulings against a former governor of Babil (2020 to 2023) give no name. No arrest is on record as of 19 October 2026.

Kind: Person
Roles: Governor of Babil (2019; later suspended)

Cases

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Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Babil: sentences against former governors and municipal directors over land allocations, a IQD 14 billion vehicle contract and investment awards (from 2015 to 2025)	Governor of Babil (2019; later suspended)	Convicted (reported)	Asharq Al-Awsat reported on 21 November 2019 that the Babil criminal court had ordered his arrest. Shafaq News reported on 31 March 2022 that the Babil criminal court (third panel for integrity cases) had sentenced him to five years' rigorous imprisonment under Article 340; the Integrity Commission's statement on that ruling, which does not name him, says the fugitive former governor approved residential plots on a prime commercial site within an allocation list for families of martyrs and the wounded. The Commission's statements on the other rulings against a former governor of Babil (2020 to 2023) give no name. No arrest is on record as of 19 October 2026.	19 October 2026

Dated events

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17 November 2019
Charged or wantedArrest warrant of the Babil criminal court
16 January 2020
Charged or wantedNew warrant under Article 340 over land distribution against the suspended governor (not named in the statement)
29 March 2022
Convicted (reported)Five years under Article 340

Documents

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Asharq Al-Awsat21 November 2019Press reportTier D
«النزاهة» العراقية تصدر أوامر قبض ضد مسؤولين متهمين بالفساد
كانت محكمة جنايات بابل أصدرت الأحد الماضي، أمراً بإلقاء القبض على محافظ بابل كرار العبادي، ... أصدرت محكمة جنايات الديوانية قراراً بحجز الأموال المنقولة وغير المنقولة لرئيس مجلس ... عن صدور أمر استقدام بحق 13 عضواً من مجلس محافظة كركوك
Case: Babil: sentences against former governors and municipal directors over land allocations, a IQD 14 billion vehicle contract and investment awards (from 2015 to 2025)
Original address
Alsumaria News16 January 2020Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
النزاهة: أمر قبض جديد بحق محافظ بابل وتوقيف مستشاره القانوني
أصدرت أمر قبض وتحر بحق المحافظ وفقا لأحكام المادة (340) من قانون العقوبات، إضافة إلى أمر قبض وتحر بحق مدير بلدية الحلة السابق وفق
Case: Babil: sentences against former governors and municipal directors over land allocations, a IQD 14 billion vehicle contract and investment awards (from 2015 to 2025)
Original address
Shafaq News31 March 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
"7 سنوات حبس شديد".. تفاصيل قراري حكم بحق محافظ هارب
لخمس سنوات بحق محافظ بابل الأسبق كرار العبادي وفق المادة 340 عن
Case: Babil: sentences against former governors and municipal directors over land allocations, a IQD 14 billion vehicle contract and investment awards (from 2015 to 2025)
Original address

Articles

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24 September 2019
مجلس بابل يقيل محافظها بتهمة «التزوير»Asharq Al-Awsat