No compromise on Iraqi blood .. and the last executions came within the context of the normal work of the ministry

by **Ponee** Fri Jul 08, 2016 10:02 am

During a press conference held at the ministry's headquarters
Minister of Justice Dr. said. Haider Zamili, said the ministry Executions without hesitation or delay the case of legal proceedings relating to its completeness (does not compromise on Iraqi blood at all), calling on the legislature for changes to impeding the implementation of the provisions of the execution of laws, and are authenticated and published to enter into force.

The Minister announced about it during a press conference held at the Ministry of Justice building, on Wednesday, attended by a number of media, after presenting condolences to the Iraqi people and the victims of the Karrada explosions on the grief that he shared it all Iraqis Acharfa.ovi replying questions from journalists regarding the synchronized implementation of a number of death sentences with Karrada explosions,

The minister replied by saying: Ministry of Justice does not deal reacting to prisoners sentenced to death issues, and at the same time , it implements comeuppance toward convicts released sentenced to if legal action is completed and approved by the relevant authorities.

He said Mr. Minister : that the amendment of the Code of criminal Procedure and inventory re - trial at one time, in addition to speeding up the ratification of the verdicts during the period of one month that will contribute to accelerate the processes of execution imposed on those convicted, noting that the criminal Procedure Code contains seven paragraphs allows the possibility of a retrial, this It allows the possibility of appeal against the decisions issued against the convicts and re - examined for an unlimited number up to a year.

the Minister identified the physical causes that contribute to the delay in the implementation of death sentences, including the difficulty of the transfer of prisoners to the execution site because of the financial and security crisis, which weighed on the prisoner transfer process , causing down movement in this aspect to approximately (50%) and the lack of funds to sustain detachments transport.

the Minister noted that the determination of the ministry to the reasons for the delay in implementing the death sentences and the mechanisms that contribute to accelerating the implementation does not mean , of course accuse these parties or those involvement in the delay and this also includes the public prosecution and the acceptance of a retrial, but modify the legal envelope will be binding on the parties to accelerate the implementation of the provisions of the late penalty for several years for death row measures in Mokhtlvh.onoh Mr. Minister issues to the importance of amending the paragraphs of the law being a legislator since 1971 , to fit with the current reality of the country from the war against terrorism which is different from the time in which this legislation prepared to contribute in creating a legal climate accelerates the implementation of retribution, because the ministry 's prisons suffer from overcrowding , inmates due to military operations and the reduction and cancellation of a number of prisons because of the presence of terrorism in some Mahafezat.wachar Mr. Minister to the existence of an agreement with the chairman of the legal Committee of Parliament to ratify the amendment of criminal Procedure and other legal obstacles that hinder the implementation of death sentences operations , whether in the judiciary or the presidency or prosecution law, but it has not issued so far not been ratified by the publication in the Iraqi official Gazette newspaper to take the laws and official described the intervention in the actual application.

the Ministry of Justice has been implemented since the beginning of this year until the date of yesterday Tuesday 45 death sentences against a number of those convicted of terrorist and criminal different issues, the Minister announced that the coming period will witness the implementation of death sentence (3) convicts completed their actions legal.

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