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Iraqi minister quits amid corruption claims Iraqi minister quits amid corruption claims
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Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has accepted the resignation of his trade minister, whose ministry has been plagued by corruption allegations.Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has accepted the resignation of his trade minister, whose ministry has been plagued by corruption allegations.
Abdul Falah Sudani has denied personal wrongdoing and departmental corruption, but his 14 May resignation offer was accepted after a grilling by MPs.Abdul Falah Sudani has denied personal wrongdoing and departmental corruption, but his 14 May resignation offer was accepted after a grilling by MPs.
Iraqi investigators accused officials of accepting bribes in return for contracts relating to food imports.Iraqi investigators accused officials of accepting bribes in return for contracts relating to food imports.
The claims have led to the arrest of one of Mr Sudani's brothers.The claims have led to the arrest of one of Mr Sudani's brothers.
The trade ministry is in charge of Iraq's massive food rationing programme and millions of dollars worth of grain imports.The trade ministry is in charge of Iraq's massive food rationing programme and millions of dollars worth of grain imports.
Two of the trade minister's brothers used to work as his aides. But they vanished in late April as they were about to be arrested.Two of the trade minister's brothers used to work as his aides. But they vanished in late April as they were about to be arrested.
When Iraqi forces went to the ministry to deliver warrants for their arrest, they were greeted by gunshots fired into the air by the ministry's own guards.When Iraqi forces went to the ministry to deliver warrants for their arrest, they were greeted by gunshots fired into the air by the ministry's own guards.
The two brothers in the meantime escaped through the back gate, with one being arrested at a checkpoint later.The two brothers in the meantime escaped through the back gate, with one being arrested at a checkpoint later.
The other remains at large.The other remains at large.
Nine other senior trade ministry officials have been accused of embezzlement and corruption.Nine other senior trade ministry officials have been accused of embezzlement and corruption.
The head of parliament's integrity commission, Sabah Saedi, said the trade minister's resignation was "good news" but did not go far enough.The head of parliament's integrity commission, Sabah Saedi, said the trade minister's resignation was "good news" but did not go far enough.
"We think that the resignation is not enough and Sudani should be banned from traveling abroad," he was quoted as saying by Associated Press news agency. "We think that the resignation is not enough and Sudani should be banned from travelling abroad," he was quoted as saying by Associated Press news agency.
"He should be subjected to an investigation for the breaches and financial embezzlement committed in the Trade Ministry.""He should be subjected to an investigation for the breaches and financial embezzlement committed in the Trade Ministry."