Iraqi Judiciary Launches Probe into Missing $140 Billion of State Revenue

Iraq's public prosecution has opened a formal investigation into allegations that approximately $140 billion in state revenue has disappeared without documented expenditures.

• The investigation was launched based on a complaint filed by parliamentary legal committee member Mohammed Jassim al-Khafaji in late June, supported by documents and recordings.
• Deputy head of the Public Prosecution Authority, Judge Dhari Jaber, instructed the Karkh Investigation Court to open a formal inquiry and take necessary legal steps.
• The probe comes amid broader government and judicial anti-corruption efforts and as Iraq faces financial pressures with the 2026 budget stalled.