Identification of 17 Hemmat in Suspicious Transactions in Kurdistan's Banking Network

Sanandaj – The head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization announced the identification of 17,000 billion tomans in transactions suspected of money laundering and tax evasion in the province's banking network during the first six months of 1405.

In a conversation with Mehr reporter, Mohammad Amin Heydari stated: This year, a series of regulatory, preventive and judicial measures have been taken with the aim of protecting public rights, dealing with administrative and economic corruption, and following up on people's demands in the province.

Referring to the financial and economic achievements of the province's general inspectorate, he added: the identification of 17 thousand billion tomans of large financial transactions suspected of money laundering and tax evasion in the banking network, the pursuit of the collection of government rights of mines and the demands of municipalities, and preventing the violation of the rights of the government and banks, were among the results of the supervisions carried out during this period.

Referring to the identification of suspicious financial transactions in the province's banking network, the head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization said: These cases have been identified through scheduled inspections, document review and analysis of bank transactions of suspicious persons.

Heydari mentioned the follow-up of government rights for mines worth about 400 billion tomans and the demands of the provincial municipalities worth approximately 300 billion tomans as other actions of this organization and added: Also, by following up on the increase in the base price of minerals to calculate government rights, the basis for increasing the collection of these revenues has been provided to the amount of more than 500 billion tomans.

He announced the confiscation of 60 billion Tomans from the salaries of one of the banks and 50 billion Tomans from the government's salaries in one of the executive bodies of the province and said: these actions were carried out by sending warning letters during real estate transactions.

According to the head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization, the examination of the foreign exchange obligations of the importers has also led to the identification of cases related to the obligations of 1.1 million euros and 7.6 million Chinese yuan.

Arrival of 5 thousand tons of basic goods from Bashmaq border

Referring to the supervisory role of the inspection organization in the supply and storage of basic goods, Heydari said: the performance of the provincial economic headquarters and trustees was monitored in the field of importing essential goods from the Marivan border, and as a result, the arrival of five thousand 422 tons of basic goods from the Bashmaq border was tracked and realized.

He added: Also, the status of the strategic reserves of the province was investigated and the increase of reserves according to the needs of the province, including in the field of flour, oil, soybean meal and livestock inputs, totaling 13 thousand 235 tons, was followed up.

The head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization listed the identification of the activities of banks without the Central Bank's license in one of the other monitoring measures and said: these investigations have led to the identification of 1,500 unauthorized banks in the country.

Dealing with land grabbing and managers' violations

Heydari said about the actions taken in the area of prosecuting the violators and protecting the treasury: In the first half of this year, six land grabbers and government land grabbers in Sanandaj were sentenced to punishments such as imprisonment, fines and forfeiture of property.

He announced that three general managers and employees of executive bodies have been summoned to court due to negligence that harmed the interests of the government, and added: Also, a governor and 12 officials and employees of the municipalities of the province faced administrative convictions.

The head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization continued: 15 employees of one of the banks in the province were also convicted in the framework of administrative proceedings.

Heidari explained the monitoring measures of this organization and said: In the first six months of 1405, 141 warning letters and 77 pathology reports were sent to provincial and national senior managers and executive bodies.

He added: During continuous monitoring, 20 corruption bottlenecks have been identified in the administrations and executive bodies of the province, and legal measures have been taken to correct and block these bottlenecks.

Referring to the importance of handling public demands, the head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization stated: During this period, 365 public complaints and 878 corruption reports have been processed in various issues related to the executive bodies of the province.

He called handling of 15 case files about people's issues and concerns as one of the other actions of this organization and said: These cases include issues such as compulsory collection of tuition fees in public schools, distribution and allocation of chemical fertilizers to farmers, production and distribution of chicken, irrigation and drainage of the Sural Dam, import and storage of basic goods, drinking water health and contractual obligations of executive bodies towards investors.

Support for production and employment in the inspection agenda

Referring to the inspection organization's support measures in the economic field, Heydari stated: Pursuing the removal of obstacles to the payment of facilities to production and knowledge-based companies, reducing administrative obstacles and facilitating import conditions for importing companies, has been one of the axes of supporting production and employment in the province.

Referring to the actions of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization during the imposed war of Ramadan, the head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization said: Considering the special conditions of the country, the necessary measures were taken to continue the activities of the employees around the clock and prevent disruptions in the monitoring and inspection process.

He added: During this period, monitoring teams continuously visited the service centers and checked the process of providing services to the people, and more than 500 visits were made to strategic goods storage warehouses, hospitals, banks, municipalities, fire stations, emergency and Red Crescent centers, water, electricity and gas service providers, bakeries and food supply stores.

Heydari considered the preparation and sending of surveillance alerts and pathology reports to the responsible agencies as other actions of this period and said: The purpose of these actions was to identify problems, prevent disruptions in service delivery, and improve the quality of services to people in critical situations.

Explaining the results of the monitoring measures during the Ramadan War, he stated: The amendment of unconventional gas bills prevented the imposition of unconventional costs on 1,200 household subscribers.

The head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization listed among the other actions of this organization the follow-up of providing machinery needed to remove the rubble of damaged buildings in Sanandaj, solving the lack of liquidity in bank ATMs, increasing the import of basic goods and strengthening the flour reserves according to the province's monthly needs.

Heydari added: follow-up on the supply of inputs needed by poultry farms, monitoring the stock of employment-generating materials in oil tanks and customs warehouses and Bashmaq border bazaar, solving drug shortages through the redistribution of medicinal items, and follow-up on providing credit for the payment of outstanding salaries and benefits of 1,400 employees of Sanandaj municipality were also on the agenda.

He continued: Forecasting alternative energy for drinking water pumping stations during possible power outages, investigating the causes of the outbreak of gastrointestinal disease with bacterial origin in Sanandaj region, monitoring the supply of quota flour, and controlling the price and quality of oil have also been among the other monitoring axes in this period.

In the end, the head of the Kurdistan Inspection Organization considered culture building, increasing public trust and addressing people's demands directly as the priorities of this organization and said: continuous field visits, meeting with the families of martyrs, holding public meetings and service tables in mosques and offices, attending public night gatherings and Friday prayer ceremonies are among the measures that have been followed with the aim of strengthening the relationship between the people and the executive bodies.