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Rudaw Net
11-05-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Iraqi ministry says over 2,200 prisoners released under general amnesty law
Also in Iraq Iraqi university to launch AI programs Iraq welcomes India-Pakistan ceasefire Komala offshoots evacuate Sulaimani bases Iraq bans protests ahead of Arab League summit in Baghdad A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - At least 2,200 prisoners have been released from jails across the country under the general amnesty law, which took effect in mid-February, the Iraqi justice ministry said on Sunday. 'So far, 2,250 prisoners have been released under the general amnesty law,' ministry spokesperson Ahmed al-Luaibi told Rudaw. Since the law entered into implementation, more than 300 prisoners have also been released after completing their sentences, according to Luaibi. According to ministry data, Iraq's 30 prisons house some 67,000 inmates, including 1,600 foreigners. The general amnesty law, which amended the 2016 law's interpretation of affiliation with terrorist organizations, was pushed by Sunni Arab lawmakers. The amendment was a key prerequisite for Sunni blocs to agree to join the ruling State Administration Coalition, which was formed in September 2022 and backed Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia' al-Sudani into office. Sunni lawmakers argue that thousands from their community have been unjustly imprisoned in Shiite-majority Iraq since 2003 over alleged terrorism links. The controversial law went into effect in mid-February after being published in the Official Gazette of Iraq, along with two other controversial laws demanded by Shiite and Kurdish lawmakers - the personal status and land restitution laws, respectively. The Islamic State (ISIS) seized vast swathes of Iraqi territory in 2014. During the liberation battles, thousands were arrested for suspected ISIS links, particularly in Sunni-majority provinces, like Anbar, Nineveh, and Salahaddin provinces. Nahro Mohammed contributed to this report.
Rudaw Net
03-04-2025
- Politics
- Rudaw Net
Iraqi ministry says hundreds released daily under general amnesty law
Also in Iraq Iraqi parliament to vote on an anti-tobacco law next week: MP PM Sudani directs increased services to Faili Kurds on Faili Martyrs' Day Iraq repatriates nearly 700 nationals from Syria's al-Hol camp Five killed in Diwaniyah tribal dispute clash a day after a similar conflict in Basra A+ A- ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - Iraq's justice ministry said on Thursday that hundreds of people are being released across the country daily after a recently approved general amnesty law entered implementation. 'The implementation of the general amnesty law continues. Just yesterday, more than 800 beneficiaries of the law were released,' ministry spokesperson Ahmed al-Luaibi told Rudaw. According to the ministry's statistics, there are 30 prisons in Iraq with some 67,000 inmates, 1,600 of which are foreigners. The number excludes the Kurdistan Region's prisons and those held by security forces and different armed groups across the country. 'The process continues even during the [Eid al-Fitr] holidays,' Luaibi added, explaining that the release of prisoners is not under their jurisdiction but rather the Supreme Judicial Council's. The general amnesty, submitted by Sunni lawmakers, amended the 2016 law's definition of affiliation with terrorist organizations. This change was a key prerequisite for Sunni blocs to agree to join the ruling State Administration Coalition. Sunnis argue that thousands from their community have been unjustly imprisoned in Shiite-dominated Iraq since 2003 over alleged terrorism links. In mid February, the controversial law went into effect after being published in the Official Gazette of Iraq, along with two other controversial laws demanded by Shiite and Kurdish lawmakers - the personal status and land restitution laws, respectively. The Islamic State (ISIS) seized control of vast swathes of Iraqi territory in 2014. During the liberation process, thousands of people were arrested for alleged links to the jihadist group, especially in Sunni areas like Nineveh province. Malik Mohammed contributed to this report.
