ERBIL, Kurdistan Region of Iraq - Iraq’s Federal Commission of Integrity on Sunday said 191 arrest warrants were issued in August, including 27 for high-ranking officials, as the country’s crackdown on corruption continues.

The commission shared an infographic for its activities in August on Telegram, showing a total of 191 arrest warrants made, with 78 suspects “caught in the act.”

It also noted that 27 arrest warrants and judicial summons were issued against “high-ranking officials.”

The warrants are part of a broader clamp down on corruption by Iraqi Prime Minister Ali al-Zaidi that started with a sweeping raid of Baghdad’s Green Zone in late June and saw the arrest of several high-ranking Iraqi officials.

In late August, Zaidi said the integrity commission’s role should also “include preventative measures,” directing the activation of a law rewarding corruption whistleblowers, tighter monitoring at border crossings, and the public exposure of corrupt individuals.

Baghdad has formed a special committee to contact authorities in other countries where stolen funds are suspected to be held.

Also in August, the commission announced a seven-year prison sentence for a high-ranking oil ministry official over illicit enrichment of around $16.56 million, amid a sweeping government crackdown on corruption.

By late July, Baghdad’s had seized over $125 million and 380 kilograms of gold and jewelry, hidden in various places, in a corruption case involving Adnan al-Jumaili, the detained oil ministry undersecretary for refining affairs.

Zaidi’s anti-corruption crackdown has witnessed widespread support across the Iraqi political sphere.