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Kirkuk police officers detained over alleged bribery and smuggling facilitation Kirkuk police officers detained over alleged bribery and smuggling facilitation
Justice & Corruption

Kirkuk police officers detained over alleged bribery and smuggling facilitation

The Interior Ministry detained the police director responsible for security and personnel affairs along with four other officers. Investigators alleged that checkpoint bribes were accepted to allow smuggled goods to move between the Kurdistan Region and Kirkuk. The case remained under investigation, and possible charges under Iraq’s anti-bribery provisions had not yet been finally determined.

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Family alleges five traffic police officers assaulted a Kirkuk truck driver Family alleges five traffic police officers assaulted a Kirkuk truck driver
Justice & Corruption

Family alleges five traffic police officers assaulted a Kirkuk truck driver

A family alleged that five traffic police officers assaulted a truck driver near the Darman checkpoint. Both sides filed complaints, and the matter was referred to court, while the Kirkuk Traffic Directorate declined to comment. Because the claims had not been judicially established, the report presented them as allegations rather than confirmed findings.

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