SULAIMANI (ESTA) — No party official in the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan is allowed to use his/her own position to achieve personal gain, according to an edict issued by PUK President Bafel Jalal Talabani on Tuesday, warning officials from the party and the government to not violate the law.
PUK President warned the officials from the party and the military as well as at the governmental level to not use their positions for personal gain, otherwise, they will face prosecution and also harsh punishment by the PUK bylaw, tolerating no one from any positions.
An edict released by the PUK presidency and signed by President Talabani has indicated, from this moment of no PUK official from any level of responsibility, either military or in the government, is allowed to use his/her position and entitlements for personal gains, such as seizing public properties and lands or pressuring government employees to cooperate with them.
President Talabani called on all parties the take the same stance, according to the edict.
Talabani’s directive came after when the head of Sulaimani municipality Layla Omer amid a press conference on Tuesday announced that in the past, some high-level officials have used their positions to seize public lands or properties by blackmailing or using bribes and forcing the municipality employee illegally to help them.
She showed appreciation for Talabani’s efforts in terminating corruption inside the municipality.
