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 stated that the ministry had turned into "an extraordinary source of corruption and misuse of public funds." When the official arrived to apprehend the suspect, there was a fifteen-minute gunfight between Iraqi troops and ministry bodyguards.