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New14 Aug, 22:30 BAGHDAD

KSS-affiliated iNEWS alleges $120bn electricity theft, credits al-Zaydi

WHAT HAPPENED

On the evening of 14 August, iNEWS, affiliated with KSS, posted two items from its Al-Hasad programme quoting Ali al-Shalaan: one alleging $120 billion stolen in the electricity sector and promising details of large corruption deals inside the ministry including the meter-replacement file, the other calling the Electricity Ministry "the mother lode" while saying al-Zaydi is making progress on corruption and may go further. Both are single-channel programme promotions ten minutes apart; the supplied evidence contains no investigation, prosecution or outside reporting on either the figure or the meter file.

WHO CARRIED IT · EVERY MESSAGE, LINKED
  1. iNEWSKSS — affiliated14 Aug, 22:20

    “"The Electricity Ministry is the mother lode": Ali al-Shalaan says al-Zaydi is making progress on the anti-corruption file and may go further.”

    "وزارة الكهرباء أم الخبزة".. علي الشعلان: الزيدي يحقق تقدماً في ملف مكافحة الفساد وقد يذهب إلى أبعد من ذلك

  2. iNEWSKSS — affiliated14 Aug, 22:30

    “$120 billion stolen in the electricity sector! Al-Shalaan reveals details of major corruption deals inside the ministry, including the meter-replacement file.”

    120 مليار دولار سرقت في قطاع الكهرباء!.. الشعلان: يكشف تفاصيل صفقات فساد كبيرة داخل الوزارة من بينها ملف تغيير العدادات

In posting order. Translated by the desk, published as evidence — not endorsement.
WHY IT MATTERS

Naming the meter-replacement file and putting a dollar figure on sector losses supplies the specific hooks a parliamentary or judicial move would need, and the coverage simultaneously banks credit for the incumbent minister.

THE MESSAGE IN FULL · THE DESK’S OWN COPY
View the original message (Arabic)120 مليار دولار سرقت في قطاع الكهرباء!.. الشعلان: يكشف تفاصيل صفقات فساد كبيرة داخل الوزارة من بينها ملف تغيير العدادات #الحصاد #اي_نيوز #س_ع
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