ERBIL — Iraqi Integrity Commission Chairman Haider Hanoun has revealed significant corruption cases, including the disappearance of $18 billion from railway contracts in Iraq.

During a press conference in Erbil, Hanoun pledged to collaborate with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) to combat corruption.

"We will unite our efforts with the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) on the basis of success," Hanoun stated, emphasizing the importance of a joint agreement to tackle corruption. He declared a "real war" against corruption, calling on the Iraqi parliament to host him next Saturday to present the full details of these cases.

Hanoun addressed the "theft of the century," in which Noor Zuhair is the main accused, revealing that Zuhair had forged 114 bank cheques. Hanoun added that 114 cases must be opened against him. He also criticized former Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi, accusing him of distributing plots of land to officials as a form of bribery. Hanoun claimed that al-Kadhimi himself received one of these plots.

The Integrity Commission chief further highlighted the failure to prosecute two main suspects in the Sad theft case, noting that they have been at large for two years without being summoned to court.

Hanoun criticized Judge Zia Jaafar for not addressing the railway corruption case, despite two months having passed since the $18 billion discrepancy was discovered. He asserted that the Iraqi railway system has effectively been "sold completely," underscoring the scale of the corruption involved.