A source told Zaman al-Wasl that investigations by the Central Authority for Control and Inspection uncovered a large-scale financial corruption case within the General Tobacco Corporation. The case stemmed from irregularities in the procurement of cellulose acetate (a material used in cigarette filters) from the International Trade Services Company, with most of the violations dating back to the Assad era.
Based on the Authority's report, the Ministry of Finance issued a precautionary seizure order, freezing the movable and immovable assets of those involved and their accomplices. These include the former commercial director of the General Tobacco Corporation, Marcel al-Khalaf, as well as commercial companies and other individuals.
Total Amounts
The total amounts specified in the precautionary seizure orders (the sums involved in the corruption) reached enormous figures, distributed across foreign currencies. The total amounts in US dollars are as follows:
$1,494,028
€18,221,062 The precautionary seizure orders targeted a number of legal entities and individuals implicated in financial irregularities, including Marcel Khalaf, the former commercial director of the General Tobacco Corporation (Regie), along with the heirs of Faisal Sammak, the former director general who held his position for 20 years, from 1994 to 2014, and the International Services Company and its owners, Ahmed Ismail and Raymond Saqr, and their families.
Zaman al-Wasl
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