Share this contentBAGHDAD: Rights defenders fear Iraq may give the green light to a spree of executions of convicted jihadists in a show of strength, days after aOn Sunday , an official from Iraq's presidency told AFP that more than 340 execution orders"for terrorism or criminal acts" were ready to be carried out."We are continuing to sign off on more," said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.
The official, along with judicial sources contacted by AFP, could not provide additional details on when the executions may take place or if they included foreigners convicted of belonging to Islamic State.A 2005 law carries the death penalty for anyone convicted of"terrorism", which can include membership of an extremist group even if they are not convicted of any specific acts.
Barham Saleh, who has held the post since 2018, is known to be personally against capital punishment, and has resisted signing execution orders in the past. They include 21 men convicted of"terrorism" and executed at the notorious Nasiriyah prison in November. Iraq's government has declined to provide figures on detention centres or prisoners, including how many are facing terrorism-related charges, although some studies estimate 20,000 are being held for purported Islamic State links.
Those are criminals under fake umbrella called Islamic State. In facts they are not Muslims. They are mercenaries hired to fight agianst humanity.
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