People & Institutions
Influential people accused of seizing state land and municipal property in Sulaymaniyah (unnamed)
متنفذون متهمون بالاستيلاء على أراضي الدولة وأملاك البلدية في السليمانية (لم تُذكر أسماؤهم)
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Legal status as of 20 October 2026
Accused by an official body
Accused by an official body or office holder; not charged.
What the documents say
In August 2022 the Sulaymaniyah municipality director said some people backed by influential figures had become a 'mafia' controlling municipal land and shops and imposing payments; Kurdistan MPs spoke of 45,000 residential plots seized. None was named and no court case is known.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- People backed by senior officials said to have taken municipal land and shops and to interfere in public auctions
Cases
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| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sulaymaniyah: seizure of state land and municipal property, a 2022 campaign by the municipality and security forces, and 20 municipal staff suspended | People backed by senior officials said to have taken municipal land and shops and to interfere in public auctions | Accused by an official body | In August 2022 the Sulaymaniyah municipality director said some people backed by influential figures had become a 'mafia' controlling municipal land and shops and imposing payments; Kurdistan MPs spoke of 45,000 residential plots seized. None was named and no court case is known. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
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- 18 August 2022Accused by an official bodyStatements of the municipality director and MPs
Documents
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- Independent Arabia18 August 2022Press reportTier D
العراق: حملة في السليمانية ضد "مافيا" أراضي الدولة
Original addressهناك بعض الأشخاص تحولوا إلى مافيا ليفرضوا سيطرتهم على أملاك البلدية من أراض ومحال تجارية