READER COMMENTS

We in our turn thank the security forces in Sulaimaniyah for arresting this filthy criminal gang which stole money from citizens. We want the government of the province to severely punish this gang, to make an example of them for others and for anyone who dares to commit fraud against the people of Sulaimaniyah and other provinces in the future.

The forces of Al-Asayish have always proven to be up to the responsibility of protecting the Iraqi province of Kurdistan from all criminals and terrorists. Today, we find that these brave forces were able to prevent a criminal gang from committing fraud against people, after the arrest of the founders of the fraudulent companies which promised people to build houses for them, in return for certain amounts of money. The truth is that this company was only one of the fraudulent companies which wanted to mess with the security of the province and to steal the money of the citizens, exploiting the prosperity of the area of northern Iraq.

I heard this news and I was shocked, because the area of northern Iraq is blessed with stability and security, thank God. The people of Kurdistan must be more careful with those swindlers who want to exploit the good economic conditions in the province to achieve those ugly schemes of theirs by opening illusionary companies, especially in housing.

In my opinion, I believe that the economic blossoming in any country leads to an increase in the individual’s income, and this encourages opportunists and swindlers, who want to get people’s money illegally and by violating the law, to set up bogus companies that deceive citizens into contributing to them in return for houses. Such bogus companies practice their activities out of sight of the authorities, and this gives them a chance to deceive people, collect money from them and then escape. However, we have to block the way before those who try to deceive people and manipulate their destiny unjustly. Hence, the concerned authorities are required to confine the execution of such projects to their departments, in addition to raising the people’s awareness through the different mass media, in order to warn them against falling into the traps of these bogus companies, so they will not lose their money that they have spent their lives in order to earn, but instead to use it to satisfy their needs and to make their families happy. The government should execute such vital projects and offer them to the citizens, to close the door before all those who think about setting up such bogus projects. In addition, the penalties for such immoral crimes must be a deterrent. We thank the security forces for arresting the deviant criminals and making an example of them.

The beloved northern Iraq is one of the most beautiful Iraqi regions, because it is mountainous and has many gardens, green forests and wonderful waterfalls. The people in this region are goodhearted, and they enjoy freedom and independence in everything. Hence, the economy has a great influence on northern Iraq, because it is an open border area that has an energetic commercial movement. The economy in northern Iraq is flourishing and developing, but some fraudulent people thought of establishing bogus companies to build houses for the homeless, collecting a large amount of money and escaping abroad after stealing what they have collected, by deceiving the people.

Breach of trust is a serious crime, and whoever commits this consumes people’s money illegally. In fact, stealing the money of the Iraqi people is a serious crime, because public money is supposed to be used in helping the people. Therefore, whoever commits this crime and steals this money must be brought to justice and punished severely, to deter anyone who tries to steal the money of the people. The government authorities and security forces must arrest these fraudulent groups that deceive the government and the people, and steal money from the citizens fraudulently, using the names of bogus companies. Hence, the news about the security forces tracking down and arresting the owners of these companies proves that the security agencies are watchful and ready to punish all those who abuse the country through the terrorist acts, theft or administrative corruption. All these acts must be eliminated completely, to allow the Iraqi people to be rid of them forever. Hence, I would like to thank the security forces, which are the watchful eye that tracks down the corrupt elements that harm the country. They represent the hand that protect the Iraqis and deters whoever violates the rights of the people, who need help, not theft.

I want to warn the citizens against such villains. They should not deal with such fake companies, and they should first make sure that they actually exist and that they already work in the field of construction. The best thing would be to deal with well-known companies that have a long career in the world of contracting. These villains have established fake companies, taking advantage of the large number of companies that are operating in the Kurdistan region now.

It is commonly known that the economic situation in the district of Kurdistan in northern Iraq is witnessing a huge development and prosperity that no other Iraqi province has ever witnessed. The security situation in this district is also witnessing stability; and all this is certainly thanks to the continuous work done by the Kurdistan Regional Government. However, some sick people tried to deceive the citizens in this region and steal their money. They set up fake construction companies and took money from people under the pretext that they would build houses for them at suitable prices; and they tried to get away with the money. However, thank God, the security forces in the district were working day and night to combat any negative phenomenon. They have managed to arrest those villains, who were planning to collect the largest possible amount of money and then escape with it; and they recovered the citizens’ money.

I think that the huge work done by the security forces in the Kurdistan Region at all levels deserves our thanks and praise.

The security forces in the province of Sulaimaniya are working hard in order to impose security and maintain order there. They pursue suspicious elements who are trying to undermine the security and stability of the province or to carry out any act that would harm citizens. Today, we would like to thank the security forces in the province of Sulaimaniyah for heroically arresting a terrorist cell affiliated to the criminal Al-Qaeda that was planning to undermine security in the province by targeting innocent citizens who were preparing to celebrate New Year's Eve. These groups were planning criminal attacks on citizens using explosives, in order to turn the celebration of this beautiful province into a big tragedy.