Category: Judicial

Hilla Seven people were killed and five others were injured in a two-vehicles collision on the road linking Babylon and Najaf, south of Hilla, on Monday evening.

Media Director of Babylon Police, Brigadier General Adel Al-Husseini, said, “Seven people were killed and five others were injured when a vehicle on its way to Al-Najaf collided in Al-Kifl district, south of Hilla, with a vehicle that came in the opposite direction and in a manner violating the traffic.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Planning, Muhammad Tamim, met today with the Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Muhammad Kadhem Al Sadiq.

The two sides reviewed ways to expand cooperation in many areas, such as the supply of Iranian gas and electricity to Iraq, the development of bilateral cooperation in the areas of standards, the establishment of joint control companies, the information network, electronic government, and the follow-up of debts of Iranian banks owed by the Iraqi side and the mechanisms for their payment.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The National Security Adviser, Qassem Al-Araji, met the Executive Director of the Office of Civil Capacity, Planning and Administration in the European Department for Foreign Affairs, Stefano Tomate, and his accompanying delegation.

Al-Araji’s office said in a statement, “During the meeting, cooperation relations between Iraq and the European Union were reviewed, and ways to develop them in a way that contributes to strengthening partnership, exchanging experiences and developing Iraqi capabilities, especially security and intelligence .”

Tomat indicated, “The visit comes after the formation of the Iraqi government, and it is of importance in order to discuss increasing cooperation and support provided to Iraq, stressing that the European Union is looking forward to more cooperation and partnership with Iraq, which is a commitment to support the new Iraqi government.”

For his part, Al-Araji stressed that Iraq will remain a true partner for everyone who stood by it in the war with ISIS, pointing out that the rapid changes in the world call for us to continue cooperation, and that the relationship with the European Union is serious, indicating that the Iraqi government is keen to strengthen and develop this relationship.

He pointed to the importance of strengthening Iraqi security capabilities and mobilizing the international effort against extremist ideology and terrorism, stressing that cooperation should not only be in times of war, but also continue even in times of peace.

Al-Araji told the delegation that there are no changes in Iraq’s foreign policy, but that the slogan of the government is openness to Arab and neighboring countries, and focus on the language of dialogue, solving problems through diplomatic means and openness to others, pointing out that it is important that there be dialogues between Iraq and neighboring countries, to resolve outstanding issues.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad- The Federal Integrity Commission reported that a verdict was issued stipulating severe imprisonment against the former Director General of the Agricultural Cooperative Bank for deliberately committing a violation of his job duties.

The Commission’s Investigation Department, in its discussion of the ruling issued by the Rusafa Misdemeanor Court, which is specialized in integrity issues, indicated that the court had issued a severe prison sentence of three years in absentia against the former general manager of the Agricultural Cooperative Bank. On the charge of replacing the loan granted to one of the borrowers from a letter of guarantee to a real estate guarantee, indicating that he did so without obtaining the approval of the bank’s board of directors.

It added that the Rusafa Misdemeanor Court, which is specialized in cases of integrity, after examining the evidence obtained in the case, found it sufficient and convincing to convict the accused, so it decided to convict him based on the provisions of Article (331) of the Penal Code.

It is noteworthy that the Commission announced on the twentieth of last June the issuance of an arrest warrant and investigation against the former general manager of the Agricultural Bank, on the grounds that he had replaced the documentation of the loan granted to one of the borrowers from a letter of guarantee to a real estate guarantee without the approval of the Board of Directors.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Hilla A sixty-five-year-old man was killed and three of his relatives were injured, because of a comment on Facebook.

A source in the Babylon police said: “A murder occurred in Abu Smeij area of Al-Kifl district, south of Babylon, because a young man wrote a satirical comment on a post by a man who died a year ago, which prompted the relatives of the post to shoot the father of the young man, killing him and injured three of his relatives.”

He added: “The police arrested the shooters, and the wounded were transferred to Hilla Surgical Hospital.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The Ministerial Council for National Security affirmed the need to preserve the lives of peaceful demonstrators, and to prevent any party from interfering by politicizing the demonstrations or exploiting them for personal purposes.

The spokesman for the Commander-in-Chief, Major General Yahia Rasool, said in a statement: “The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammad al-Sudani, chaired this evening, Wednesday, a meeting of the Ministerial Council for National Security, and during the meeting, the security situation in the country was studied, and the performance of our armed forces was followed up during their implementation their tasks to maintain security and stability, and to pursue terrorist remnants.

He added, “The council discussed the events of the demonstrations that took place in the city of Nasiriyah, and decided to send a high security committee to Dhi Qar Governorate to investigate the events that caused casualties and injuries among the demonstrators and the security services, ” pointing out that “the council stressed the need to preserve lives of peaceful demonstrators, and preventing any party from intervening by politicizing the demonstrations or exploiting them for personal purposes.

He continued: “The Council discussed the issues on its agenda, and took the necessary decisions according to the following:

1- Resolving the issue of security audits in a way that preserves the dignity of the citizen, as well as in a way that meets the requirements of intelligence work.

2- The Council agreed to initiate a plan to transfer security responsibility from the Ministry of Defense to the Ministry of Interior, by handing over the security file to the Ministry of Interior in Al-Muthanna, Diwaniyah, and Wasit governorates as a first stage, after which this step will be evaluated.

3- Emphasis on securing the zero line of the Iraqi border strip with both Turkey and Iran, and providing all means of logistical support to ensure the completion of this mission.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Mosul The Iraqi army, the 14th Division, repulsed an attack by ISIS elements at the foot of the Qara Jogh mountains, southeast of Mosul.

A source in the Nineveh Police told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that “the army forces repulsed an attack by a number of ISIS elements in Mount Qara Jogh in the Makhmour district, southeast of Mosul, after monitoring the movement of the organization’s elements through thermal cameras, and the army dealt with the situation with mortars and artillery and forced them to flee to an unknown destination.” “

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

BaghdadThe Military Intelligence Directorate arrested (16) suspects in various cases and seized a large number of explosive devices in separate areas of the country.

A statement by the Directorate stated that, according to accurate intelligence information from the departments and divisions (intelligence and security) of the Salah al-Din, Basra, Maysan Operations Command, and the 10th, 15th, 16th, and 20th divisions, court ambushes were set up in those provinces, which resulted in the arrest of (4) terrorists wanted by the judiciary in accordance with the provisions of Article (4 of terrorism) in the districts of Ramadi, Salah al-Din and al-Azair, and (12) defendants in various cases in the districts of Heet, al-Hartha, al-Qurna, and the areas of Hammam al-Alil and Khansur. They have been duly handed over to the requesting authorities.

It added that the Directorate’s detachments were able to seize a stockpile of explosive devices in Hatra, Tal Afar, and the village of Khawaja, containing 49 homemade explosive devices of different shapes, and the engineering effort detachments took care of removing the materials and destroying them on site.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad / The Iraqi judiciary issued a death sentence for the most dangerous drug dealer who was arrested by the Popular Mobilization Security earlier.

A statement by the Popular Mobilization Authority stated that after his arrest by the Investigation Authority in the security of the Popular Mobilization, the Iraqi judiciary sentenced one of the largest drug dealers in Iraq to death by hanging.

He added that the merchant was smuggling drugs in large quantities from neighboring countries to Iraq and storing them in remote villages, after which they would be sold in the form of batches and quantities, and tens of thousands of narcotic substances and pills were also found in his possession.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

BaghdadThe Minister of Interior, Abdul Amir Al-Shammari, dismissed the Director of Drug Control in Basra Governorate, for his failure to perform the duties and tasks assigned to him.

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Mosul A civilian was killed by unknown gunmen in Al-Wahda area, east of Mosul.

The source told the National Iraqi News Agency (NINA) that “a civilian was killed by bullets from unknown gunmen near Al-Sabawi shops, east of Mosul, without knowing the reasons.

He added, “The security forces cordoned off the scene of the accident and opened an investigation into the accident after they handed over the body of the civilian to the forensic medicine department.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency

Baghdad The Pakistani police announced today, Wednesday, that a policeman and a child were killed, and more than 24 people were injured, as a result of a suicide attack targeting the security forces in the southwest of the country.

Reuters news agency quoted the Pakistani police as saying that “a suicide attack targeted a bus that was carrying Pakistani police personnel, in the Quetta region, southwest of the country.”

The police added, “The explosion killed at least two people, including a child, and injured more than 24 people, and the outcome is not final.”

Source: National Iraqi News Agency