Iraqi court hands death sentence to ISIS suspect
ERBIL, Kurdistan Region - An Iraqi court on Tuesday handed a death sentence to a suspected Islamic State (ISIS) member in Salahaddin province, state media reported.
“The terrorist participated with other convicts in kidnapping and killing two citizens, supplying terrorist cells with food, and attacking the Iraqi army in the village of Awinat,” state media said, citing a Supreme Judicial Council statement.
The ruling was based on Article Four of the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2005, the court said.
According to Article Four of the 2005 Counter-Terrorism Law, anyone found guilty of committing a terror offense is given a death sentence, with life imprisonment given to those who assist or hide those convicted of terrorism.
Since the emergence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, thousands of people have been detained across the country for suspected links to terrorist groups, while hundreds have been executed.
The United Nations and rights groups have criticized Iraq’s trials of ISIS suspects, saying procedures have not met fair trial standards and have raised concerns about allegations of torture.
In May, Amnesty International told Rudaw English that there was an “alarming lack of transparency” over the execution of prisoners in Iraq for “terrorism” charges.
Iraq ranks among the biggest executioners in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to an Amnesty International report, alongside Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.
More than 8,000 are purportedly on death row in Iraq, and authorities have been repeatedly criticized for carrying out hasty trials.
“The terrorist participated with other convicts in kidnapping and killing two citizens, supplying terrorist cells with food, and attacking the Iraqi army in the village of Awinat,” state media said, citing a Supreme Judicial Council statement.
The ruling was based on Article Four of the Counter-Terrorism Law of 2005, the court said.
According to Article Four of the 2005 Counter-Terrorism Law, anyone found guilty of committing a terror offense is given a death sentence, with life imprisonment given to those who assist or hide those convicted of terrorism.
Since the emergence of the Islamic State (ISIS) in Iraq, thousands of people have been detained across the country for suspected links to terrorist groups, while hundreds have been executed.
The United Nations and rights groups have criticized Iraq’s trials of ISIS suspects, saying procedures have not met fair trial standards and have raised concerns about allegations of torture.
In May, Amnesty International told Rudaw English that there was an “alarming lack of transparency” over the execution of prisoners in Iraq for “terrorism” charges.
Iraq ranks among the biggest executioners in the Middle East and North Africa region, according to an Amnesty International report, alongside Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Iran.
More than 8,000 are purportedly on death row in Iraq, and authorities have been repeatedly criticized for carrying out hasty trials.