Iraq says more than $60 mn stolen from Mosul after guv sacked

Baghdad: More than $60 million dollars in public funds were embezzled by Mosul officials close to the province’s sacked governor in the wake of last month’s ferry sinking, Iraqi officials said Monday. Iraq’s anti-corruption Integrity Commission said officials from the Nineveh province, of which Mosul is the capital, had embezzled a total of $64 million in public funds. They included nearly $40 million set aside to rebuild the city, which was ravaged by three years of Islamic State group rule followed by months of fierce fighting to oust the jihadists. The money was stolen in the aftermath of a tragic ferry sinking in March that left more than 100 people dead. (AFP)