Mother’s jailed because their sons escaped from prison in Iraq

Iraq top 5 ranked in corruption

Iraq a kleptocracy

“kleptocracy is a state whose functions and institutions are determined not by laws and regulations but by the mechanisms of supply and demand. Crucially, and as de Waal points out, far more important than the self-evident fact that politicians and functionaries in such a system are likely to steal, is the fact that public positions are up for barter and sale.”