arch 5, 2011
Barzani Charity Foundation, directly funded by Masrour Barzani, KDP intelligence chief and President Barzani’s most likely successor, is one of the hundred sham humanitarian organizations deeply involved in embezzlement, fraud and corruption.
Founded years ago and run currently by Shaikh Zana, the organization holds a budget of more than 1 million dollar per annual exclusive of receiving hundreds of thousands from international donor agencies on the name of the disadvantaged Kurds. Apart from for a few projects, enticement from hardly any foreign visitors, and some multicolored pictures,www.ekurd.netwhich are deliberately posted on its website to bear out its credentials, in reality, it has gained nothing valuable so far. The director of this charity foundation retains in his possessions four mansions and hundreds of thousand of public funds.
Among other biased, party-run agencies receiving each tens of million of public funds are: Peyamner, Hawolati, Khabat, Gulan, Chawdir, Kurdsat, KTV, PUK Media, Al-Itehad, Kurdistani New, and the lists goes on.
Peyamner, one of KDP main new agencies, is solely believed to have more than 400 employees. Its yearly expenses exceed 25 million US dollars. Kurdsat, PUK’s main TV station, bears an annual budget of 55 million, whereas KDP-run KTV budget exceed 35 million per annual.
There are hundreds of other smaller party-owned press and media outlets. All these so-called non-profits agencies, organizations and groups are the mouth piece of political parties, deeply drawn in in state corruption, receiving tens of millions of dollars, with their senior mangers and directors subsisting in the most lavish lifestyle.
Our media outlets have opted for silence. In stead of attempting to take part in mirroring and resolving public issues, they have become accomplice in many unethical, debauched actions against their own citizens.
Until, every one be held accountable for their mishandling of government and public properties, be brought in front of a panel to account for their spedings, million dollar worth of illegal assets, corruption issues can not so simply be unraveled in Kurdistan.
Baqi Barzani is a Kurdish citizen of Sought Kurdistan [Iraq]. He advocates the notion of " establishing an independent Kurdish state". He contributes to various Kurdish media outlets, especially ekurd.net. You may reach the author via email at: baqi.barzani@yahoo.com
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