Mustafa al-Kadhimi (l), here with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, may be involved in the billion-dollar robbery. Photo: ANP
There is talk of a thoroughly corrupt system in Iraq that has already cost the treasury many hundreds of billions in 20 years. At the same time, the common population is dying. The new prime minister, Mohammed Shia al-Sudani, promises to make tackling corruption a spearhead of his policy.