Baghdad:Former Member of Parliament Mohammed Saadoun Hatem Sayhood Al-Sudani has been sentenced to one year in prison following a court ruling for illicit enrichment.

According to Iraqi News Agency, the Federal Commission of Integrity (FCOI) announced that Al-Sayhood must also repay the proceeds from his illicit enrichment and pay a fine equivalent to their value, bringing the total to over 5 billion Iraqi dinars. The Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court issued this sentence under Article 19, Paragraph 2, of the Commission of Integrity and Illicit Gain Law No. 30 of 2011, as amended.

The court has mandated that Al-Sayhood repay illicit gains amounting to 2,267,295,000 Iraqi dinars and $155,350, in addition to a financial penalty matching the value of these gains, in accordance with Article 19, Paragraph 4, of the same law. Furthermore, the court has upheld the seizure of Al-Sayhood’s movable and immovable assets, granting the commission the right to seek compensation for damages once the ruling is final.