Iraqi court hands life sentences to three more French ISIS members
An Iraqi court on Thursday sentenced three more French nationals to life in prison for being part of ISIS, bringing to 10 the number of French citizens convicted this week. The three men were sentenced by the Karkh Criminal Court in Baghdad under Iraq’s anti-terrorism law. Under Iraqi law, a life sentence is equivalent to 20 years in prison and is subject to an automatic review by the Court of…
Iraq's Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court sentenced two prominent Sunni politicians to prison and hefty fines on Thursday, as part of the government's anti-corruption campaign. Muthana Al Samarrai, head of the Azm Alliance, was given a six-year sentence and ordered to pay 30 billion Iraqi dinars, approximately $22 million. Ziad Al Janabi, a lawmaker, received a five-year prison term and was to pay 4 billion dinars, or about $3 million.
Both men were arrested in June as part of Operation Dawn Crackdown, a government initiative targeting current and former lawmakers and senior officials. The government claims the operation seized substantial sums of money, US dollars, and valuables from suspects' properties. The convictions are part of a series of trials involving four individuals arrested in the sweep.
The rulings can be appealed within 30 days before the Court of Cassation. The government frames the crackdown as a commitment to combating corruption, which has sparked public protests, while critics argue it has disproportionately targeted Sunni politicians, a claim the government denies.
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