BAGHDAD (Xinhua) – The Iraqi judicial authorities have issued a decision to confiscate the properties of former Oil Minister Ihsan Abdul-Jabbar Ismail on charges of abuse of office and fraud, the Iraqi News Agency (INA) reported. The decision came after an investigative court accused Ismail of abusing his position and accepting bribes from some investors that had contracts with the Oil Ministry, the agency quoted a judicial source as saying. Ismail served as Minister of Oil in 2020. Before that, he was the Director General of the state-owned Basra Oil Company.