Watan TV published a news card on the evening of 21 August attributed to "educational cadres and elites" calling on President al-Zaidi, the Integrity Commission and oversight bodies to audit and investigate the financial holdings of director-generals and special-grade officials in the Ministry of Education, and to compare the actual state of school buildings with the budgets allocated to the ministry over twenty years. The card is illustrated with a classroom image. The appeal names no official and alleges no specific act; the evidence establishes the publication, not an organised campaign behind it.
- Watan TVBadr Organization — affiliated21 Aug, 23:49
“We call on President al-Zaidi, the Integrity Commission and the oversight bodies to audit and investigate the financial holdings of the director-generals and special-grade officials in the Ministry of Education, and to compare the reality of school buildings with the budgets allocated to the ministry over 20 years!?”
ندعو الرئيس الزيدي وهيئة النزاهة والجهات الرقابية للتدقيق والتحقيق في الذمم المالية للمدراء العامين والدرجات الخاصة في وزارة التربية ومطابقة واقع الأبنية المدرسية مع الموازنات المرصودة للوزارة منذ 20 عام !؟
named Education Ministry officials appearing in follow-up items on the same channel; an Integrity Commission or presidency response; Badr political figures adopting the demand under their own names; or other Badr outlets repeating the twenty-year budget framing — any of these moves this file.