Baghdad: The Federal Integrity Commission announced the arrest of an official in the Baghdad Electricity Distribution Company for embezzling electrical materials valued at approximately 4.5 billion dinars.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Commission stated that an investigative audit team was formed and dispatched to the Ministry of Electricity. Following an audit, the team discovered that the warehouse manager of the Rusafa Distribution Branch had misappropriated cables valued at 4,406,000,000 dinars. The Commission indicated that the accused embezzled the materials in collaboration with two vehicle owners.

It added that the operation was carried out based on a judicial warrant issued by a judge of the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court. Based on the provisions of Article (315) of the Penal Code, a formal arrest report was prepared and presented, along with the accused, to the competent investigating judge, who ordered his detention pending investigation.