How leaked documents find their way to Iraqi media
Politicians and government staff are discretely leaking official documents in the name of exposing corruption.
BAGHDAD — Every now and then, Iraqi political and media figures leak official documents from various government departments to satellite channels such as Al-Baghdadia TV and Al-Sharqiya TV, social networking sites and digital newspapers such as Al-Masalah and Al-Ghad.
Some of these documents are authentic, as employees succeed in taking pictures of them while working in government institutions. They are then sold to be published in the media. On Nov. 1, documents were leaked about officials and the governor of Dhi Qar province squandering money. According to the Dhi Qarna website, the leak was the result of a political conflict between the legislative and executive authorities in the province about government positions.
