President of Iraq's parliament calling on the government and the judiciary to expedite the implementation of the "general amnesty"

12/10/2016 - 01:02

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BAGHDAD - ASHA

He called on the Iraqi Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri, on Friday, the Iraqi government and the judiciary to the urgency in the implementation of the law of "general amnesty" and the release of detainees.

Jubouri said - in a speech to mark World Human Rights Day on Friday - "We will not hesitate to clarify our point of view about human rights, which is not likely at all courtesy of us as an authority control, and we will work to clarify the defect and seek to correct it away from the goals of miscarriage and defamation and political purposes."

He added: "The problem of detainees in Iraq is still lagging behind and looking for a solution, and large numbers are for detainees in prisons without being them of interest to us in the circle of legal embarrassment and contrary to the Constitution, which provides for the prevention of prolonged detention without resolving their files."

He explained that many of the detainees went to stay for long periods under remand without legal face, stressing the need for a clear and explicit and urgent action to avoid this way, calling on the judicial and executive authorities related to the urgency in the implementation of the amnesty law and its application.

The presidency of the resumption of the Federal Muthanna Court on Thursday announced the inclusion of 1700 Reserve in the courts by law "general amnesty" .. resumption of Wasit Court signaled on Sunday that of the resumption of Wasit courts included 3805 detainees in accordance with the law of "general amnesty" .. and that the resumption of Najaf, the court said on 24 November last year that the respondents included a general amnesty in 1523, accusing the presidency .. and that the resumption of Babylon, the court announced on Nov. 30 that the number covered by the general amnesty was 3900 accused.

The Iraqi Council of Representatives approved on 25 August on the law of "general amnesty" after the introduction of amendments to the drafted achieved political consensus among the parliamentary blocs in order to pass after Parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri, a meeting with the heads of blocs, a move that paves the way for national reconciliation in implementation of the political agreement whereby the formation of the Government of Haider al-Abadi.

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