{"id":4842,"date":"2021-01-30T19:07:22","date_gmt":"2021-01-30T16:07:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pfaa-iq.com\/?p=4842"},"modified":"2021-01-31T19:09:13","modified_gmt":"2021-01-31T16:09:13","slug":"hisham-ali-faces-threats-and-lawsuits-for-exposing-corruption","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pfaa-iq.com\/?p=4842","title":{"rendered":"Hisham Ali Faces Threats and Lawsuits for Exposing Corruption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">30\/1\/2021<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" dir=\"ltr\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Al-Sharqiya tv presenter Hisham Ali has been subjected to threats and lawsuits for uncovering a huge corruption case involving convicted people held in Iraqi prisons.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The Association for Press Freedom<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> Advocacy Association<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> learned from colleague Hisham Ali that <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">certain sides<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> were disturbed by the disclosure of this file, and threatened him by phone, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">adding<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> that he is taking legal measures to enhance his security and protection.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The presenter of the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">(G<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">ame of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">C<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">hairs<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">)<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> revealed a corruption file linked to the former head of the General Retirement Authority Ahmed al-Saadi and the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">D<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">irector of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Q<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Card, Bahaa Abdul Hussein, who <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">were<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> convicted of financial corruption, and sentenced during his program<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> as he claimed.<\/span><\/span> <span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">Also related to the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> incident <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">that<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">one of the beneficiaries of financial manipulation attended the birth ceremony of the blue whale in South Africa at a cost of 1.5 million dollars.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The Association for the Defense of Press Freedom in Iraq, which declares its full solidarity with colleague Hisham Ali, considers that the threats <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">are a<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> flagrant constitutional violation, <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">and demand<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the intervention of the government <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">who is <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">protecting the constitution <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">where the<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> freedom of the press and the media <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">is guaranteed <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">in all its forms, especially since the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">presenter<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> did not announce any names or parties involved in the file, and revealed only part of the investigations that were condemned by the former head of the General Retirement Authority.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The assembly calls on the federal government to take action to provide the necessary security and legal protection and <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">abide<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> to the Iraqi constitution.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"s3\" style=\"text-align: left;\"><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">The association also warns against the continued crackdown on journalists in order to prevent <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">exposing <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">corruption cases and calls on the government to act to end the threats <\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\">imposed upon<\/span><\/span><span class=\"s4\"><span class=\"bumpedFont15\"> the press family.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>30\/1\/2021 Al-Sharqiya tv presenter Hisham Ali has been subjected to threats and lawsuits for uncovering a huge corruption case involving convicted people held in Iraqi prisons. 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