ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - The Commission of Integrity of the Kurdistan Region is drafting new regulations to formalize a whistleblower reward system that provides financial incentives and legal protection for individuals reporting corruption cases, officials said on Thursday.
“We are receiving cases and evaluating the evidence to determine whether it can prevent the waste of public funds or lead to cases that can be adjudicated in court. These mechanisms require clear guidelines,” Ahmed Anwar, head of the Commission of Integrity of the Kurdistan Region, told Rudaw's Soran Hussein.
The commission intends to review incoming reports and assess the quality of evidence before proceeding with legal action, following its June announcement that informants who submit verified evidence of corruption involving public officials would receive monetary rewards while their identities remain strictly confidential.
The move comes as Iraqi authorities continue investigations across the country in an initiative known as Operation Dawn, a large-scale anti-corruption campaign launched on Sunday under the direction of Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi and in coordination with Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity.
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