INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
2022-12-07T15:58:08.000000Z Share fontEnable Reading ModeA-AA+Shafaq News/ Civil activists in Saladin are facing malicious legal action for
uncovering corrupt deals in government institutions.An activist who preferred to remain anonymous told Shafaq News Agency that they had
received threats and been sued after reporting corruption cases to Iraq's new Prime Minister Mohammad Shia al-sudani.The activists called on
the authorities to offer them protection from the threats and malicious legal action they have been subject to as a part of a systemic
campaign to silence them."Tycoons and powerful people in Saladin are using their political influence and armed factions to intimidate and
harm the whistle-blowers," he continued.On December 3rd, al-Sudani visited Saladin and met with a group of civil activists who briefed him
on the situation in the governorate.
