Iraqi court issues arrest warrants for 4 senior officials

BAGHDAD, March 3 (KUNA) - Iraq's Federal Commission of Integrity announced warrants to arrest four senior officials, including ex-minister of finance and chief of staff of ex-prime minister's office, in a major anti-graft probe.
The defendants are accused of plundering nearly USD 2.5 billion of the tax revenues deposited at the state-run Rafidain Bank, it said in a press release on Friday.
The Criminal Court of Al-Karkh has also issued orders to slap assert freeze on the four defendants, the anti-graft agency added. (end) ahh.gb