Economist: Iraq is in a struggle between state and non-state forces, and billions of mafias have enriched themselves on public money

Saturday 14 August 2021 10:58
 
Baghdad / NINA / - The expert in economic affairs, Safwan Qusay, praised the step of removing abuses, describing it as positive, stressing the existence of billions of mafias that enriched public money and encouraged chaos in all sectors.

In a statement to the National Iraqi News Agency ( NINA ) , Qusay said : "It has become clear that Iraq has now entered into a struggle between the forces of chaos and non-statehood on the one hand, and the forces of the state and organization on the other. The confrontation has become in all axes," noting: "The removal of abuses on public money It will appear who were the parties that allowed the exploitation of public money without controls for private purposes, and this would provide evidence of those involved in that chaos, what were their motives, and what were the regulatory agencies that allowed this, and the government should follow the movement of abuses and hold everyone accountable.

He added: "The government, the legislative and supervisory authority, and the judiciary should unite efforts in re-evaluating and amending previous decisions and procedures in order to restore the people's confidence in the state."

He continued, "The government is obligated to provide a decent life for all Iraqis, and it has taken a number of measures to reduce the damage to large segments of Iraqis, including the initiation of distributing land to the poor and families of martyrs and supporting the food basket project to improve the standard of living of the simple classes."

He added, "This step targets the mafias that exceeded their power and control over public money in the previous period, and now they will be removed and the rights of the state and the people restored." / End 8

https://ninanews.com/Website/News/Details?key=921245