Integrity Authority Issues Prison Sentence for Former Parliament Member in Illicit Gain Case

The Federal Integrity Authority issued a one-year custodial sentence against former parliament member Mohammed Saadoun Hatem Siyahoud Al-Sudani for committing the crime of illicit gain. The ruling also obliges the defendant to return the illicit gain amounting to over five billion Iraqi dinars, in addition to imposing a financial penalty equal to the value of the illicit gain. The Central Anti-Corruption Felonies Court issued the decision based on Article 19/Second of the Integrity and Illicit Gain Law No. 30 of 2011, as amended, with the illicit gain amounting to 2,267,295,000 Iraqi dinars and 155,350 US dollars. The court also upheld the seizure of the defendant’s movable and immovable assets and granted the authority the right to claim compensation for damages after the ruling becomes final.