Faraj al-Haidari
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Legal status as of 20 October 2026
A conviction later overturned.
What the documents say
Detained on 12 April 2012 under Article 340 of the Penal Code and released on bail of IQD 15 million on 14 April, according to the spokesman of the judiciary. He said the case concerned bonuses paid to five staff in 2008 and called it political. He told AFP that the Rusafa criminal court gave him a suspended one-year sentence on 28 August 2012 and that the federal appeals court cancelled the verdict on 16 October 2012; a diplomat confirmed the reversal to AFP. Neither ruling was published.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Chairman of the Independent High Electoral Commission
Cases
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012) | Chairman of the Independent High Electoral Commission | Conviction quashed | Detained on 12 April 2012 under Article 340 of the Penal Code and released on bail of IQD 15 million on 14 April, according to the spokesman of the judiciary. He said the case concerned bonuses paid to five staff in 2008 and called it political. He told AFP that the Rusafa criminal court gave him a suspended one-year sentence on 28 August 2012 and that the federal appeals court cancelled the verdict on 16 October 2012; a diplomat confirmed the reversal to AFP. Neither ruling was published. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
- 12 April 2012ArrestedDetained under Article 340
- 14 April 2012Released on bailReleased on bail of IQD 15 million
- 28 August 2012Convicted (reported)Suspended one-year sentence, as he told AFP
- 16 October 2012Conviction quashedVerdict cancelled on appeal, as he told AFP
Documents
- Alsumaria News12 April 2012Press reportTier D
حنان الفتلاوي تكشف عن توقيف فرج الحيدري وكريم التميمي بتهمة الفساد
Original addressتم توقيف رئيس المفوضية العليا للانتخابات فرج الحيدري وعضو مجلس المفوضين كريم التميمي، على خلفية إحدى قضايا فساد أثيرت في استجواب المفوضية
- Alsumaria News13 April 2012Press reportTier D
فرج الحيدري من داخل مخفر النزاهة: قرار توقيفي إساءة لمفوضية الانتخابات
Original addressمؤكدا أن قضية توقيفه مرتبطة بمكافآت مالية منحها لخمسة موظفين خلال العام 2008
- Al-Mada (spokesman of the Supreme Judicial Council)15 April 2012Official statement reported by the mediaTier B
فرج الحيدري لـ(المدى): النزاهة حوّلت الملف إلى القضاء بضغط سياسي
Original addressلقد تم إطلاق سراح الحيدري وعضو المفوضية كريم التميمي بكفالة قدرها 15 مليون دينار لكل منهما، وستتم محاكمتهما بعد اكتمال الإجراءات التحقيقية
- SpaceWar (AFP)28 August 2012Press reportTier D
Iraq election chief gets prison sentence for graft
Original address"Sentence was issued against me, Mr. Karim al-Tamimi and Mr. Osama al-Ani, of one-year suspended prison terms," Haidari told AFP by telephone.
- The Peninsula (AFP)16 October 2012Press reportTier D
Iraq ex-electoral chief says cleared of graft
Original addressIraq's former electoral chief Faraj al-Haidari said an appeals court on Tuesday reversed a corruption conviction and one-year prison sentence against him and two other senior officials.