al-Saedi said the ministry had become "a remarkable source of corruption and squandering of public funds"  When the official arrived to arrest the accused, there was a fifteen-minute gunbattle between Iraqi troops and ministry bodyguards.
Al-Saedi remarked that the ministry had become a notable hub of corruption and wasteful spending of public resources. Upon the arrival of the official to detain the accused, there ensued a fifteen-minute shootout between Iraqi soldiers and ministry security personnel.