Two employees in the grain trade were arrested in Maysan after 485 tons of rice crop were lost.

The Federal Integrity Commission announced today, Sunday, the arrest of two employees at the General Company for Grain Trade in Maysan Province, following the loss of large quantities of rice and the resulting waste of public funds. The Commission stated in a press release received by the News Video Agency that the Maysan Investigation Office team was able, after conducting investigations and checks, to arrest two warehouse managers in the company, after uncovering the loss of 485 tons of rice from the storages under their responsibility. It added that the team documented the investigation records against the accused, which included the penalties imposed on them, as well as the financial guarantee report amounting to 126 million Iraqi dinars. The Commission pointed out that the judge of the Maysan Investigation Court specialized in integrity cases decided to detain the accused under the provisions of Article 316 of the Penal Code to complete the legal procedures against them.