At a Glance

• The Integrity Commission arrested two Maysan traffic employees for corruption.
• The suspects falsified forty license plate fee receipts.
• Vehicles were illegally plated outside the registration complex.

Iraq's Federal Integrity Commission reported the arrest of two traffic officials in Maysan Province for intentionally wasting public funds by tampering with 40 license plate fee receipts and illegally installing plates outside the registration complex.

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Key Statement and Focus Area

• The Federal Integrity Commission announced "the arrest of two employees at the Maysan Province Traffic Directorate for intentionally causing harm to the funds and interests of their workplace."
• “The Commission explained that tampering was uncovered in the receipts of 40 license plate installation requests,” an official statement noted.

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The Integrity Commission stated on Tuesday that an investigative team from the Maysan Investigation Office was dispatched to the province's Traffic Directorate to investigate and gather information regarding suspected tampering and the wastage of public funds.

The subsequent investigation led to the arrest of two employees at the Vehicle Registration and Driving License Complex for tampering with fee receipts for passenger, construction, and heavy vehicle license plates, as well as installing license plates outside the complex in explicit violation of official regulations and guidelines.

The statement emphasized that the suspects illegally installed plates outside the facility “despite the absence of any administrative orders” or authorizing regulations from the Maysan Traffic Directorate.

Following the arrests, the specialized Maysan Integrity Court ordered the suspects to be held in custody pending a formal investigation under Article 340 of the Penal Code.

FYI

The suspects face prosecution under Article 340 of the Iraqi Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, a statute that carries a maximum seven-year prison sentence for public officials who willfully damage or squander state resources. 

The arrests follow a high-profile anti-corruption directive launched by the Federal Integrity Commission, which has deployed field investigators to dismantle systemic administrative extortion and illicit document processing across provincial vehicle registration complexes. 

The incident is part of a broader pattern, as the Maysan Traffic Directorate remains under ongoing judicial investigation for systemic document tampering, illicit procurement, and unauthorized fees. 

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