Istanbul / Leith al-Junaidi / Anadolu Agency

Iraqi judicial authorities announced Thursday the seizure of funds worth approximately $19.3 million, in addition to 4 kilograms of gold jewelry, as part of investigations into a corruption case in which the suspended Undersecretary of the Ministry of Oil for Refining Affairs, Adnan al-Jumaili, is accused.

An investigative judge of the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court, in a statement from the Supreme Judicial Council, said that sums of money and gold jewelry were seized as part of ongoing investigations into al-Jumaili's case.

The judge, whose name was not mentioned in the statement, explained that part of the seized funds was deposited with a number of individuals, while the other part was found hidden inside the walls of several houses.

He added that the total seizures on Thursday amounted to 25 billion Iraqi dinars (about $19.1 million) and $200,000, in addition to 4 kilograms of gold jewelry.

He affirmed that investigations are still ongoing to track the proceeds of the crime and identify all those involved.

The announcement of the new seizures comes as part of an intensive security and judicial campaign that Iraq has witnessed for weeks to pursue suspicions of financial and administrative corruption in state institutions.

As part of this campaign, Iraqi authorities have announced the arrest of dozens of suspects in major corruption cases, including deputies and officials, from whom legal immunity was lifted ahead of investigations.

Part of the ongoing investigations is linked to statements made by al-Jumaili, who was suspended on suspicion of wasting public funds and signing contracts in violation of the law, after his dismissal from his post on June 2 of last year.