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Iraqi Kurdistan: Photos show large stash of Iraqi dinars worth $270 million in Turkey

February 22, 2016 By administrator

Photos show large alleged Kurdish stash of Iraqi dinars in Turkey. Photo: NRT

SULAIMANI,— Photos showing a large stash of “25 thousand” Iraqi dinar (IQD) banknotes in Turkey were recently discovered and allegedly belong to an official from Iraq’s Kurdistan Region.

According to NRT, the photos were taken in Turkey. Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) Parliament Member Soran Omer, from the Kurdistan Islamic Group (KIG), said that he had information regarding the photos.

According to MP Soran, the amount of cash in IQD exceeds $270 million USD. He alleged that some KRG officials are using this money for currency trading. He claims to have the name of one official in particular but he has not disclosed this information to the public.

The KRG MP said his investigation revealed the IQD “25,000”banknotes were issued in 2004 and 2008. According to MP Soran, only these two versions are used in currency trading by Turkish, Arab and German traders.

Soran told NRT there’s also a possibility the IQD banknotes are used in forging counterfeit Euro banknotes or to purchase gold for the value of the currency in Switzerland.

Omer believes the money was transported to Turkey by truck and added there is video evidence which shows this. He said the most recent video was from a hotel in Istanbul and shows a billion “25,000” IQD banknotes.

These allegations come at an especially sensitive time when the Kurdistan Region is facing an economic crisis. KRG employees have not received their salaries for five months and many others have seen their salaries reduced.

According to Iraqi law, it is forbidden to bring more than 300,000 IQD (less than $300 USD) out of the country.

Source: eKurd

Turkey to help EU curb Refugees in Extortion of Billions $$ cash, and EU membership talks

November 29, 2015 By administrator

Turkey will help the European Union handle the flow of migrants that has called into question the future of Europe’s passport-free travel in exchange for cash and restarting stalled talks on EU accession, according to the draft conclusions of an EU-Turkey summit scheduled to be held Nov. 29, the Hurriyet Daily News reports.

“Both sides will, as agreed and with immediate effect, step up their active cooperation on migrants who are not in need of international protection, preventing travel to Turkey and the EU, ensuring the application of the established bilateral readmission provisions and swiftly returning migrants who are not in need of international protection to their countries of origin,” the draft, seen by Reuters, said.

In exchange, Turkey will get 3 billion euros of initial aid to handle the refugees on its territory. The amount might be adjusted later on depending on developments, the draft said.

The EU would also open in December the next chapter of negotiations with Turkey in its accession talks to the EU, which have been dragging on since 2005, and prepare further chapters for discussion in the first three months of next year.

The EU also aims to lift the need for visas for Turks travelling to the EU in October 2016 if Ankara meets certain criteria specified in an agreed roadmap, said the draft, which may still be changed after the talks which start at 1500 GMT.

France: Cash investigation – My President is on business “Baku”

September 18, 2015 By administrator

For over a year the team of “Cash investigation” has investigated the scenes of presidential trips. How large contracts are signed? What are the hidden counterparties? What about the issue of human rights when the president travels in dictatorships accompanied by fifty entrepreneurs? The first step of this investigation is taking place in Azerbaijan, one of the most repressive dictatorships in the world, when moving in May 2014 the French president. Elise Lucet asks Rachida Dati or MP Thierry Mariani, close to the Aliyev regime and also a member of the board of “The Friends of Azerbaijan”, a structure that ensures the promotion of France country and financially supported by the authorities in Baku.