An Iraqi court has sentenced sitting lawmaker Mohammed Farman Shaher to seven years in prison for illicit enrichment, ordering him to pay the equivalent of over $21.4 million in restitution and fines, according to legal authorities.
Shaher was ordered to repay 11.8 billion Iraqi dinars ($9.01 million) and $1.73 million in illicit gains, alongside an equivalent fine.
Shaher, who was arrested on June 28, serves on parliament’s Oil and Gas Committee. He is a member of the Sunni Taqaddum Party, led by former parliament speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi and home to current speaker Haibat al-Halbousi.
