Iraq parliament delays questioning minister over graft charges
Iraq's parliament on Thursday postponed questioning acting Trade Minister Salman al-Jumaili over corruption allegations after he launched a legal challenge, trade ministry officials and parliament sources said. The minister, a Sunni Muslim in a government dominated by Shi'ites, contested the legality of the signatures gathered to authorize his grilling, one of the lawmakers leading the […]Iraq's parliament on Thursday postponed questioning acting Trade Minister Salman al-Jumaili over corruption allegations after he launched a legal challenge, trade ministry officials and parliament sources said.
The minister, a Sunni Muslim in a government dominated by Shi'ites, contested the legality of the signatures gathered to authorize his grilling, one of the lawmakers leading the investigation said.
