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Shafaq News
27-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Path opens for Al-Halbousi's return following court decisions
Shafaq News/ Iraq's judiciary cleared Mohamed Al-Halbousi, leader of the Taqaddum (Progress) Alliance, of all previously filed charges, the alliance announced on Sunday. The alliance's media office revealed in a statement that the Iraqi judiciary acquitted Al-Halbousi of all prior accusations. It added that the relevant courts dismissed the complaints, dropped the charges, and closed the investigations against Al-Halbousi, with the Federal Court of Cassation upholding the rulings, making them final. Additionally, Taqaddum official Ammar Al-Jumaili told Shafaq News that the court decision legally enables Al-Halbousi to return to the presidency of the Council of Representatives, although no final decision has yet been made and the matter remains subject to Al-Halbousi's own choice. Al-Jumaili said Al-Halbousi would be the alliance's top candidate in Baghdad in the upcoming parliamentary elections and expressed confidence that the speakership would be secured for him in the next legislative term. In November 2023, Iraq's Federal Supreme Court terminated Al-Halbousi's membership in parliament following allegations that he forged a resignation letter for fellow lawmaker Laith Al-Dulaimi. The court's decision, deemed final and not subject to appeal, led to Al-Halbousi's removal from his position as Speaker of Parliament.
Shafaq News
04-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Iraqi court: Iranian convict not eligible for General Amnesty
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Federal Court of Cassation has rejected a petition to apply the General Amnesty Law to an Iranian national, a judicial source revealed on Thursday. 'The court upheld an earlier ruling by the Fourth Central Committee, which handles amnesty cases under the amended General Amnesty Law No. 27 of 2016,' the source told Shafaq News, clarifying that the committee had dismissed the application due to the refusal of claimants to waive their legal rights and demand for compensation. The individual was convicted under Article 406 of Iraq's Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, which mandates the death penalty for premeditated murder or killings under aggravating circumstances. The amended General Amnesty Law, approved by parliament on January 21, 2025, took effect in February, with courts beginning case reviews immediately and recording the first release on February 8. Parliamentary sources estimate that approximately 57,000 detainees may be eligible for release under the law, depending on the nature of their convictions.
Iraqi News
10-02-2025
- Politics
- Iraqi News
Court of Cassation: Federal Court authority does not include non-contentious jurisdiction
The Vice President of the Federal Court of Cassation, Judge Hassan Fouad, confirmed on Monday that the Non-contentious jurisdiction does not fall within the jurisdiction of the Federal Supreme Court, but remains in session for the ordinary judiciary in accordance with its general jurisdiction and the legal provisions contained in the Civil Procedure Law. Fouad said in an article, received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): "Article 94 of the Constitution of the Republic of Iraq stipulates that the decisions of the Federal Supreme Court are final and binding on all authorities, and since the procedures for issuing the order on a petition (Non-contentious jurisdiction) in accordance with Articles 151, 152 and 153 of the Civil Procedure Law No. 83 of 1969, as amended, are temporary and precautionary measures aimed at creating a balance between the parties to the lawsuit and to include an element of urgency without prejudice to the origin of the right."
