Al-Maliki made the statement during a conference on good governance at the Defense Ministry on October 15.
He said political corruption is more dangerous and "more tiresome" to the state than financial fraud because it undermines the "foundations of national unity."
He added that "the state can survive with fraudsters misappropriating public funds but political corruption undermines the entire state structure and threatens its social fabric."
Walid al-Hilli, a leading member of al-Maliki's Dawa party, told RFI that regional powers and neighboring countries attempt to influence the Iraqi political parties and government.
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