Former deputy: All the recent fund recovery operations are just a drop in the ocean.

Former MP Fawzi Akram called on Thursday for the resolution of more than 20 heavy files related to violations of Iraqi funds since 2003, and the recovery of vast amounts of money that were looted from Iraq's budgets.
Akram explained in a statement reviewed by the Video News Agency that "corruption is a scourge that directly threatens the Iraqi state, equivalent to the danger of terrorism; therefore, we must be clear that the battle against corruption is very important, as it is the cause of many crises in the country."

He pointed out that "there are more than 20 heavy files that include details about the plundering of public funds and large corruption deals," stressing "the necessity of revealing the results of the investigations and disclosing the names of those involved and recovering vast amounts of money for the country's treasury."
Akram stated that "Iraq cannot rise in the presence of a corruption scourge that undermines most of its institutions," affirming that "all the operations that took place recently are merely a drop in the ocean of files held by oversight authorities."
He remarked that "there are many files that require bold decisions to open investigations and present the facts to public opinion."