Radhi Hamza al-Radhi
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Judge
Radhi Hamza al-Radhi was the head of Iraq
’s Commission on Public Integrity
. He believes that corruption has cost Iraq £9 billion in the past three years and that most of the money has ended up in the hands of the sectarian militias.
On October 4, 2007, al-Radhi appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and accused the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki
of protecting corrupt employees and of actively attempting to "eradicate or control the Commission" and refusing to recognize the independence of the Commission on Public Integrity in violation of the Iraqi Constitution. The government responded by announcing they would sue al-Radhi for smuggling official documents, defaming the prime minister, and corruption.
He was granted asylum in the United States in July 2008.
Judge
A judge is a person who presides over court proceedings, either alone or as part of a panel of judges. The powers, functions, method of appointment, discipline, and training of judges vary widely across different jurisdictions. The judge is supposed to conduct the trial impartially and in an open...
Radhi Hamza al-Radhi was the head of Iraq
Iraq
Iraq ; officially the Republic of Iraq is a country in Western Asia spanning most of the northwestern end of the Zagros mountain range, the eastern part of the Syrian Desert and the northern part of the Arabian Desert....
’s Commission on Public Integrity
Commission on Public Integrity
The Iraqi Commission on Integrity , formerly known as the Commission on Public Integrity , is an independent commission within the government of Iraq tasked with preventing and investigating corruption at all levels of the Iraqi government nationwide...
. He believes that corruption has cost Iraq £9 billion in the past three years and that most of the money has ended up in the hands of the sectarian militias.
On October 4, 2007, al-Radhi appeared before the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and accused the government of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki
Nouri al-Maliki
Nouri Kamil Mohammed Hasan al-Maliki , also known as Jawad al-Maliki or Abu Esraa, is the Prime Minister of Iraq and the secretary-general of the Islamic Dawa Party. Al-Maliki and his government succeeded the Iraqi Transitional Government. He is currently in his second term as Prime Minister...
of protecting corrupt employees and of actively attempting to "eradicate or control the Commission" and refusing to recognize the independence of the Commission on Public Integrity in violation of the Iraqi Constitution. The government responded by announcing they would sue al-Radhi for smuggling official documents, defaming the prime minister, and corruption.
He was granted asylum in the United States in July 2008.
External links
- Iraq’s ousted corruption buster seeks asylum in America
- Exile condemns Iraqi 'corruption'
- "Is Maliki's corruption worth American lives?" by Representative Henry A. Waxman (D-Beverly Hills) the chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
- Corruption Investigations
- US House Overwhelmingly Approves Measure on Iraq Corruption
- ‘Eliot Ness of Iraq’ Wins Asylum