ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq's Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) announced on Sunday the seizure of an additional $20.6 million linked to former Deputy Oil Minister Adnan al-Jumaili, amid an ongoing anti-corruption crackdown sweeping the country.
“The Investigative Judge of the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court announced the seizure of 27 billion Iraqi dinars (around $20.6 million),” the SJC announced on Facebook, noting that “the funds were confiscated in connection with the case of the detained suspect, Adnan al-Jumaili.”
The latest recovery comes as Iraq presses ahead with Operation Dawn, a nationwide anti-corruption campaign launched by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi in late June in coordination with the Federal Commission of Integrity and the SJC.
The campaign has led to the arrest of dozens of current and former officials and the recovery of large sums of public funds and assets, as authorities expand investigations into corruption networks.
The SJC said on Sunday that the confiscated funds “had been hidden with several individuals.”
In a separate statement on Wednesday, the SJC said authorities had uncovered 13 billion Iraqi dinars (around $10 million), $400,000, and 45 kilograms of gold hidden in Salahaddin province as part of the ongoing investigation into Jumaili.
Jumaili has emerged as a central figure in Iraq's anti-corruption campaign. Authorities have previously seized billions of dinars, millions of US dollars, hundreds of kilograms of gold, real estate, vehicles, and other assets linked to his case, while courts say investigations are continuing to identify additional suspects in his network.
Iraq ranked 136th out of 180 countries in Transparency International's 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index, underscoring persistent concerns over public-sector corruption despite ongoing government efforts to recover stolen assets.
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