People & Institutions

Fifty customs employees of the Safwan crossing referred to the integrity court in 2017 (unnamed)

خمسون موظفاً كمركياً في منفذ سفوان أحيلوا إلى محكمة النزاهة عام 2017 (لم تُذكر أسماؤهم)

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Legal status as of 20 October 2026

Arrested

Arrested or held; not convicted.

What the documents say

The Border Ports Directorate said they were referred to the Basra integrity investigation court for corruption, manipulation and waste of public money, eight of them in March 2017 and five more in July 2017, bringing the total to 50, and that they were detained by the investigating judge. No outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.

Kind: Person
Roles: Customs employees, Safwan crossing

Cases

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Cases
Case	Role	Status in this case	Detail	As of
Safwan border crossing with Kuwait (Basra): the director caught with a bribe (2012), fifty customs employees sent to the integrity court (2017) and a car smuggling network (2023)	Customs employees, Safwan crossing	Arrested	The Border Ports Directorate said they were referred to the Basra integrity investigation court for corruption, manipulation and waste of public money, eight of them in March 2017 and five more in July 2017, bringing the total to 50, and that they were detained by the investigating judge. No outcome is on record as of 19 October 2026.	19 October 2026

Dated events

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19 March 2017
ArrestedEight referred, 27 in total
25 July 2017
ArrestedFive more referred, 50 in total, detained by the judge

Documents

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Alsumaria News19 March 2017Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
المنافذ الحدودية تعلن إحالة ثمانية موظفين جمركيين الى محكمة النزاهة
ثمانية موظفين جمركيين في منفذ سفوان الحدودي أحيلوا الى محكمة النزاهة بتهمة الفساد والتلاعب
Case: Safwan border crossing with Kuwait (Basra): the director caught with a bribe (2012), fifty customs employees sent to the integrity court (2017) and a car smuggling network (2023)
Original address
Alsumaria News25 July 2017Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
إحالة خمسة موظفين جمركيين بمنفذ سفوان الحدودي إلى محكمة نزاهة البصرة
بذلك يكون عدد الموظفين المحالين إلى محكمة النزاهة من منفذ سفوان الحدودي 50 موظفا جمركيا
Case: Safwan border crossing with Kuwait (Basra): the director caught with a bribe (2012), fifty customs employees sent to the integrity court (2017) and a car smuggling network (2023)
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