COI declared that the Supported Technical Team of Recovery of Iraq`s funds recovered money belongs to dissolved Military Industrialization, in the era of the former regime, was deposited in a bank in the Kingdom of Jordan.

Extradition Office- COI explained, while it talking about the details, that the team, after following up and collecting information on deposited Iraqi funds in Jordanian banks during the era of the former regime, recovered funds deposited in Cairo Amman Bank in Jordanian capital.

Office pointed out that the funds were deposited in the account of Iraqi Embassy in Amman, indicating that the operation lasted for six months between collecting information and correspondences with the Jordanian side. The office also mentioned that Jordan expressed its willingness to cooperate to settle the file of funds deposited there.

Extradition Office pointed to the cooperation of the Iraqi Embassy in Amman and its coordination with the competent Jordanian authorities and the direct follow-up from COI’s Commissioner (Ezzat Twafiq Jaafar). Office mentioned that this operations is a positive step to settle the Iraqi trusts file in Jordan, noting that the next period will witness similar operations after success Extradition Office in collect all information and documents proving the ownership of those funds.

It is worth mentioning that the Supported Technical Team of Recovery of Iraq`s funds including Prime Minister Office, intelligence Agency, Prosecutor General, Council of State, Ministries of Foreign Affairs, Justice and Financial, Accountability and Justice Commission and Commission of Integrity.