BAGHDAD -- A joint U.S.-Iraqi audit will be carried out to look at allocations for Iraq’s reconstruction managed by the U.S. military, RFE/RL's Radio Free Iraq reports.
After meeting with the head of Iraq's Supreme Audit Board, Abd al-Basit Turki, in Baghdad on May 26, Special Inspector-General for Iraqi Reconstruction Stuart Bowen told journalists the joint review "is a new initiative, an important initiative."
Bowen recalled that a U.S. investigation conducted in early 2005 resulted in the indictment of five out of 18 people implicated in the misappropriation of Iraqi development funds.
After meeting with the head of Iraq's Supreme Audit Board, Abd al-Basit Turki, in Baghdad on May 26, Special Inspector-General for Iraqi Reconstruction Stuart Bowen told journalists the joint review "is a new initiative, an important initiative."
Bowen recalled that a U.S. investigation conducted in early 2005 resulted in the indictment of five out of 18 people implicated in the misappropriation of Iraqi development funds.