The staff of the Investigation Department of the Integrity Commission seized forged loan transactions worth nearly three billion dinars, and four accused of tampering with the processing of urea fertilizer in Anbar Governorate.

The Department indicated in a statement, "The specialized field team, in cooperation with the control team at the Anbar Investigation Office, was able to seize the origin of (115) forged agricultural loan transactions at the Agricultural Bank in Ramadi, which were granted as part of the agricultural initiative loans granted for the years (2008-2013)."

It added, "Loans were granted in the amount of (2,951,000,000) dinars, based on non-formal transactions, documents and forged guarantees, pointing out that no amount of those loans has been received so far."

It added that the team, which moved to the Directorate of Agricultural Supplies - Anbar Branch, arrested (4) employees in the Department of Parts in the Directorate, for adding fake names to the farmers covered by the supply of urea fertilizer, pointing out that the accused are responsible for collecting sums of money from farmers, and cut off receipts of Urea supply.

It indicated, "(120) civil status identities were seized in the possession of the defendants, some of which are empty as they are filled with incorrect information in the names of farmers involved in the processing, for the purpose of receiving fertilizer from the Directorate's stores, noting that an amount of money was seized in the possession of the treasurer who did not provide proof of receipt and deposit the amount or its legitimacy.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency