On 23 August, Sabereen News (KH — affiliated) posted at 10:43 GMT, and Unit 10,000 (KH — affiliated) at 10:51 GMT, an identically worded item attributing to Korek owner Sirwan Barzani the news that the Rusafa Court had suspended all escalatory decisions and procedures issued by the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission against Korek Telecom. Sixteen seconds after Unit 10,000's post, Sabereen News published a separate line stating Korek had failed to pay more than 60 billion dinars in debts accrued over two years, plus further debts due for 2023 and 2024. The rung is credible for what the channels said — the texts are in hand and one item is a deterministic word-for-word match across two channels — while the underlying court ruling and the debt figure have no independent confirmation in the supplied material.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media23 Aug, 13:43
“Korek owner Sirwan Barzani: the Rusafa Court has ruled to suspend implementation of all escalatory decisions and procedures issued by the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission against Korek Telecom.”
مالك شركة كورك سيروان بارزاني: محكمة الرصافة تقضي بوقف تنفيذ كافة القرارات والإجراءات التصعيدية الصادرة عن هيئة الإعلام والاتصالات العراقية ضد شركة "كورك تيليكوم"
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated/aligned media23 Aug, 13:51
“Korek owner Sirwan Barzani: the Rusafa Court has ruled to suspend implementation of all escalatory decisions and procedures issued by the Iraqi Communications and Media Commission against Korek Telecom.”
مالك شركة كورك سيروان بارزاني: محكمة الرصافة تقضي بوقف تنفيذ كافة القرارات والإجراءات التصعيدية الصادرة عن هيئة الإعلام والاتصالات العراقية ضد شركة "كورك تيليكوم"
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated/aligned media23 Aug, 13:51
“Despite Korek having failed to pay the debts owed by it, exceeding 60 billion dinars over just two years, on top of other debts due for 2023 and 2024.”
بالرغم من أن شركة كورك لم تدفع الديون المترتبة عليها، والتي بلغت أكثر من 60 مليار دينار بذمتها خلال سنتين فقط، إضافةً إلى وجود ديون مستحقة أخرى لعام 2023 ولعام 2024
Korek Telecom, its regulator and the Rusafa Court are all pressure points where money, licences and judicial decisions meet, and KH-affiliated media is now carrying the running score in both directions.