Baghdad The Iraqi Journalists Syndicate announced its welcome and high appreciation for the decision of the Supreme Judicial Council, which included forming publishing courts in the center of the Courts of Appeals, specialized in examining complaints about journalists related to their journalistic work, and emphasizing the circulate of the previous council regarding the notification of the Journalists Syndicate of any complaint submitted against journalists.
The Iraqi Journalists Syndicate said in a statement: “This decision expresses and confirms the keenness of the judiciary in Iraq, which it has expressed on more than one occasion, to provide appropriate climates and environment for the work of journalists, and its sense of the importance of their role in society and the consolidation of the foundations of democracy in the new Iraq.”
The Iraqi Journalists Syndicate appreciated the responsible position of the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, for his continuous support to the press family, which will be a new push factor for journalists to perform their journalistic duty freely and without pressure.
It expressed its hope that this decision would provide a wider space of freedom for journalists, in a way that enhances their positive role in serving and defending the people’s causes.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency