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Iraqi News
28-05-2025
- Iraqi News
Salah al-Din Criminal Court: 7 years in prison for a man convicted of embezzling sums of money
Baghdad-INA The Salah al-Din Criminal Court issued a seven-year prison sentence on Wednesday against a man convicted of embezzling sums of money. The Judicial Council stated in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), "The Salah al-Din Criminal Court issued a seven-year prison sentence against a convict for the crime of embezzling sums of money." The court explained that "the convict, who holds the position of Director of the Salah al-Din Statistics Department, embezzled a sum of money allocated to be paid to contracted employees for the 2024 population census." It added that "the sentence was issued against him based on the provisions of Article 316 - Part Two of Penal Code No. 111 of 1969."
Shafaq News
07-04-2025
- Politics
- Shafaq News
Extortion Allegation: Ex-Dhi Qar councilman jailed 3 years
Shafaq News/ Iraq's Dhi Qar Criminal Court has sentenced former Provincial Council member Ammar Al-Rikabi to three years in prison on extortion charges, a security source reported Monday. The conviction was issued in absentia under Article 430 of Iraq's Penal Code No. 111 of 1969, which addresses threats and blackmail, the source told our Agency, adding, 'The court found Al-Rikabi guilty of attempting to extort Governor Murtada al-Ibrahimi.' Previously head of the Energy Committee in the Dhi Qar Council, authorities link Al-Rikabi to a broader 'extortion network' allegedly targeting senior officials in the province. On February 9, the court released two suspects involved in a related case concerning al-Ibrahimi. Although the governor dropped charges against those individuals, he continued to press extortion claims against Al-Rikabi and former governor Mohammed Hadi.
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.
