الموقع الرسمي لـ أحرار

أحدث الأرقام المستقلة لتمييز أثر الفساد في العراق . الحاجه الى تغيير حقيقي لتأمين مستقبل أفضل – أحرار

New figures released Tuesday by Transparency International, the world’s leading independent monitor of corruption reveal that since the election of Maliki as Prime Minister of Iraq, corruption has risen to tragically high levels.

In 2005 Iraq was 137th out of 158 nations measured in the Transparency International Corruption Perception Index. Not a record to be proud of - but one that has gotten a great deal worse since. Since 2006 Iraq has, in every year, been one of the four most corrupt nations in the world, according to the Corruption Perception Index. Today 180 nations are surveyed. Back in 2005 only 158 were included.

Transparency International’s newly released report on global corruption reveals that the government of Prime Minister Maliki is at the core of Iraq’s corruption problems.

62% of Iraqis surveyed said that bribery was used to influence government policies, laws or regulations.

"It is an indictment on the government that people feel they have to make bribes to have their voices heard " commented leading Anti Corruption campaigner Ayad Jamal Aldin of the Ahrar movement.

“People are desperate. With the security situation deteriorating and services like electricity and water almost at the point of breakdown they feel they are left with no alternative but to pay twice for the services they desperately need to live their lives. Indeed in the last year:

48% of those surveyed said they had paid a bribe to the police

48% of those surveyed said they had paid a bribe to the registry and permit services

40% of those surveyed said they had paid a bribe to the utilities

59% of those surveyed said they had paid a bribe to the land services

31% of those surveyed said they had paid a bribe to the medical services

Worst of all, as we approach elections in January, 1 in 2 people say that political parties are somewhat or extremely affected by corruption, and 45% say that the Iraqi Government is somewhat or very ineffective in the fight against corruption.

There is only one answer to this problem: An entirely new government bringing together all our people to build one Iraq.

The choice is simple. More of the same with the coalition of the corrupt or a new direction with Ahrar.”

For further information, contact:

Ahrar Media Bureau
Tel: +964 (0)790 157 4478 / +964 (0)790 157 4479 / +964 (0)771 275 2942
هذا البريد الإلكتروني محمي من المتطفلين و برامج التطفل، تحتاج إلى تفعيل جافا سكريبت لتتمكن من مشاهدته

About Ayad Jamal Aldin:

Ayad Jamal Aldin is a Shia cleric, best known for his consistent campaigning for a new, secular Iraq. He first rose to prominence at the Nasiriyah conference in March 2003, shortly before the fall of Saddam, where he called for a state free of religion, the turban and other theological symbols. In 2005, he was elected as one of the 25 MPs on the Iraqi National List, but withdrew in 2009 after becoming disenchanted with Iyad Allawi's overtures to Iran. He wants complete independence from Iranian interference in Iraq. He now leads the Ahrar party for the 2010 election to the Council of Representatives, to clean up corruption and create a strong, secure and liberated Iraq for the future.