Independent High Electoral Commission staff during a session
Iraq’s electoral commission dismisses Nineveh employee for paid work with candidate
BAGHDAD — The Independent High Electoral Commission announced Sunday that it has dismissed an employee from its Nineveh office after determining he worked for a candidate outside official hours.
The commission said the act “harms the public interest and threatens the integrity of the electoral process.”
According to an official decision by the Council of Commissioners, the dismissal followed an investigation confirming that the employee, identified as Hussein Fathi Hamadi, had taken paid work at a candidate’s office while employed by the commission.
The decision cited violations under Article 8 of the State and Public Sector Employees Discipline Law No. 14 of 1991 and approved the investigative committee’s recommendation to impose dismissal as a disciplinary measure.
The Council of Commissioners instructed its chair to issue the formal administrative order and publish the decision on the commission’s official website.
Under Article 8 of the law, penalties for public employees range from warnings and salary deductions to dismissal. Termination applies in cases where an employee commits acts that “harm the public interest” or “compromise the integrity of state service.” Dismissal is final and bars the employee from future public-sector work unless reinstated by ministerial order.