Complaint alleges financial misconduct at eastern Anbar power distribution branch

BAGHDAD, Iraq — A complaint has surfaced alleging administrative and financial irregularities at an electricity distribution branch in eastern Anbar, targeting two senior sales officials, Raed al-Ubeydi and Riyadh Mun'im al-Kubaysi. The complaint claims that around 50 employees at the branch did not comply with the biometric attendance system and that the two managers collected monthly payments from those workers. It further alleges that roughly 180 staff signed in for duty but worked off the books during evening shifts, receiving 100,000 to 150,000 Iraqi dinars per person, and were assigned to illegal connection points and night sales duties. The document also alleges that 2 million dinars were collected from businesses for the installation of new electricity meters, while an additional 3 million dinars were gathered during collection campaigns in coordination with business owners, with no official receipts issued and no meters installed. A separate allegation names Usama al-Suwaydawi, identified in the complaint as a collection company official in northern areas, with claims that he collected money on behalf of a person identified as Ala Samir. The petition calls on oversight and judicial authorities to open an investigation and pursue legal action. No official response from the electricity directorate or the named individuals was immediately available.