Iraq's Corruption
People & Institutions

Irfan Kirkukli

عرفان كركوكلي

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Convicted (reported)

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What the documents say

The Kirkuk criminal court (second panel) sentenced four former members of the Kirkuk provincial council in absentia to 15 years under Article 316 for taking government cars of the governorate office that were in their care and not handing them back after their service ended, with arrest warrants, a travel ban and seizure of their property (Integrity Commission statement, 3 July 2022). KirkukNow gave this name among the four, sentenced on 2 June 2022. He called the ruling political in remarks to KirkukNow and said his property in Kirkuk had been seized in October 2017. KirkukNow, citing an official of the Kirkuk administration, named him among three members wanted in June 2021.

Kind
Person
Roles
  • Member of the Kirkuk provincial council (Brotherhood list)

Cases

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Cases
CaseRoleStatus in this caseDetailAs of
Kirkuk provincial council: four former members sentenced in absentia to 15 years for keeping government cars after the council was suspended (from 2019 to 2022)Member of the Kirkuk provincial council (Brotherhood list)Convicted (reported)The Kirkuk criminal court (second panel) sentenced four former members of the Kirkuk provincial council in absentia to 15 years under Article 316 for taking government cars of the governorate office that were in their care and not handing them back after their service ended, with arrest warrants, a travel ban and seizure of their property (Integrity Commission statement, 3 July 2022). KirkukNow gave this name among the four, sentenced on 2 June 2022. He called the ruling political in remarks to KirkukNow and said his property in Kirkuk had been seized in October 2017. KirkukNow, citing an official of the Kirkuk administration, named him among three members wanted in June 2021.19 October 2026

Dated events

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  1. 19 June 2021
    Charged or wantedArrest warrant under Article 340 for not handing back cars and office property
  2. 2 June 2022
    Convicted (reported)15 years in absentia under Article 316

Documents

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  1. Alsumaria News19 June 2021Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة: صدور مذكرات قبض لثلاثةٍ من أعضاء مجلس محافظة كركوك

    عدم تسليم الثلاثة الصادر بحقهم أوامر القبض ما بعهدتهم من موجوداتٍ تمثلت بالسيَّارات والغرف ومكاتب بعد إلغاء
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  2. KirkukNow19 June 2021Press reportTier D

    هيئة النزاهة تصدر مذكرات قبض لثلاثة من أعضاء مجلس محافظة كركوك

    حول قرار هيئة النزاهة أكد عرفان كركوكلي بأن القرار لم يصله لكنه قال لـ(كركوك ناو) "هذا القرار مدعاة للسخرية، بأي حق تطلب مني المحكمة إعادة
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  3. Alsumaria News3 July 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    النزاهة تكشف تفاصيل الحكم على أربعة أعضاء بمجلس محافظة كركوك

    أصدرت حكماً غيابياً بالسجن لمُدَّة خمس عشرة سنة على (4) من أعضاء مجلس محافظة كركوك سابقاً، على خلفيَّة استيلائهم على السيَّارات الحكوميَّة التي كانت
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  4. KirkukNow3 July 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    هيئة النزاهة تنشر تفاصيل الحكم بالسجن 15 عاماً على أربعة من أعضاء مجلس محافظة

    أعضاء المجلس الذين صدر بحقهم الحكم في 2 حزيران 2022، هم كل من، بروين محمد (من المكون الكوردي)، عرفان كركوكلي (من المكون ... "قرار المحكمة قرار سياسي،
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  5. Shafaq News3 July 2022Official statement reported by the mediaTier B

    السجن 15 عاما لـ4 أعضاء بمجلس محافظة كركوك: استغلوا وظيفتهم

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