Baghdad:Four employees from the Baghdad Municipalities Directorate and the Enforcement Department have been arrested for accepting bribes in exchange for fulfilling their official duties.

According to National Iraqi News Agency, the Federal Commission of Integrity reported that the arrests were made following operations by the Baghdad Investigation Directorate and its Investigation and Apprehension Department. A task force set a trap and apprehended the head of the Encroachments Division at the Abu Ghraib Municipality while accepting a bribe. The bribe was taken in exchange for not removing an encroachment on state-owned land.

In a separate incident, two employees from the Sadr City Municipality were caught red-handed accepting a bribe from a bakery owner. The payment was made in return for removing concrete barriers in front of the bakery.

Additionally, the team arrested an employee of the Rusafa Enforcement Department. This employee was demanding fees for conducting an inspection related to the eviction of a property. The arrests were made under the provisions of Resolution 160 of 1983, and the suspects are in custody following decisions by the Rusafa and Karkh II Investigation Courts.