▪ The committee found clear negligence by several officials and employees across relevant departments, which exacerbated the disaster and its resulting damages.
▪ The committee decided as follows:
First: Temporarily suspend (17) employees from service until investigative and administrative procedures are completed against them. They include:
1. Director of the Wasit Tourism Division
2. Director of Al-Kut Municipality
3. Former Director of Al-Kut Municipality
4. Former Head of Al-Kut Water Center
5. Employee Ali Abbas Kazem – Head of Imports at Al-Kut Water Center
6. Former Head of Violations Division in Al-Kut Municipality
7. Former Head of Violations Unit in Al-Kut Municipality
8. Former Violations Division Inspector in Al-Kut Municipality
9. Director of the National Center for Occupational Health and Safety
10. Director of the First Health Care Sector / Al-Kut
11. Head of Health Monitoring Division, First Sector / Al-Kut
12. Health Monitoring Division, First Sector / Al-Kut
13. Health Monitoring Division, First Sector / Al-Kut
14. Current Director of Roads and Bridges in Wasit, previously Deputy Director of Al-Kut Municipality
15. Head of Violations Division / Al-Kut Municipality
16. Head of Violations Unit / Al-Kafa’at District, Al-Kut Municipality
17. Employee in Violations Unit / Al-Kafa’at District
Second: Order the detention of the following officers:
1. Director of Tourist Security Division – Wasit
2. Director of Civil Defense – Wasit
3. Commander of the First Civil Defense Sector / Al-Kut