Saad Al-Lami, the member of the Al Nasr Coalition, confirmed that the statement attributed to the former Minister of Water Resources, Mohsen Al-Shammari, is paid, as it totally contradicts the truth, and comes at a time that serves the political agenda of some.

Al-Lami confirmed that the company to which the maintenance of the Mosul Dam was referred is an Italian company, and it is one of the three major international companies specialized in dams, and the Ministry of Water Resources recommended this company, but an investigation took place because the minister at that time met secretly with the company in Beirut, and there were accusations that he asked for a bribe, by giving a sub-tender to a company affiliated to the minister, but the international company refused, which prompted Al-Abadi to remove the minister's hand from the project, and give the authority to sign to the agent "who is the current Minister of Water Resources". Al-Abadi questioned the minister in an official meeting about the reason for his visit to Beirut and the meeting with the company instead of meeting it in Baghdad, and the minister did not have an answer, and his resignation was later accepted.