Iraqi defense behind seeking information about their funds frozen abroad

 Iraqi defense behind seeking information about their funds frozen abroad



The Defense Ministry issued an appeal to the Iraqi citizens to provide information on the ministry's funds frozen abroad when international trusteeship imposed on Iraq under Chapter VII.

According to a statement of the ministry received the "Euphrates," a copy of "Defense Ministry calls all citizens and government officials who have the information regarding money and the Ministry of Defence suspended in accordance with Chapter VII provide them to work to bring it back to the ministry."

Prior to the ministry and sent a similar appeal in mid-July to the residents and employees of the former Iraqi army in the era of Saddam Hussein to provide him with information on the funds and contracts and Iraq's weapons abroad.

The move comes after the recently rid Iraq of international trusteeship, which allows him to move to restore frozen funds abroad and weapons deposited by the former regime in a number of countries.

And there was talk over the years that followed the fall of the former regime for the disappearance of thousands of military vehicles, including aircraft, warships and other heavy weapons, as well as secret frozen assets in foreign banks.

Iraqi Foreign moved in the past few years to restore the aircraft, warships and other military vehicles in a number of countries including France, Egypt, Italy, Russia and Iran.

As for the Iraqi funds frozen in abroad Valvha the mystery, particularly those deposited in the United States.

Put this file for the first time in years after that asked the U.S. Treasury Department from 17 banks and financial institutions raise her hand for $ 1.7 billion, most of which is frozen assets deposited by individuals or companies associated with the regime of former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, and transferred to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, so that the U.S. government employ them in a box "Rebuilding Iraq" under the auspices of the United Nations.

Most of these funds and deposits and property dating back to the period of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, but added to it after other funds it has consistently American authorities on the "hunt" all over the world.

And return the money to the years of the "oil-for-food", where Saddam's regime had entered into transactions outside the framework of the program and is filed revenues names of companies or unknown figures in several banks around the world, so as to circumvent the embargo measures. Ended
Update :: 08.07.2013 10:59
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