CoI and Iraqi National Intelligence Service signed cooperation agreement for exchanging information, recovering money, extraditing criminals from outside Iraq in accordance with the international standers relevant to fighting corruption.

The agreement signed between COI Commissioner and the Head of  Iraqi National Intelligence Service, stated to exchange experiences and information concerning financing of terrorism and corruption crimes , coordinating and following up, extraditing criminals and recovering  smuggled assets  from outside Iraq, as well as ex ecuting arrest orders and  travel ban in coordination with the relevant parties.

The agreement confirmed that COI shall provide technical and electronic devices to assist conducting investigation, collecting evidence, monitoring targets and forwarding e-mail. Iraqi national intelligence service will provide technical advice in this field, moreover the two Parties undertake to protect the confidentiality of information and to use information for purposes of undermining and drying up terrorism financing sources, in addition to disclose corruption crimes.

The agreement included conducting training courses, workshops in the field of programming, designing and developing of electronic systems, especially in the field of investigation, collecting evidence and monitoring targets.

COI hosted the protocol of signing the agreement, attended by the CoI’s Director Generals and the inspector general of Iraqi National Intelligence Service.