Killings are the first confirmed executions this year
Baghdad: Iraq executed 18 people this month, eight of them on the same day as an attack on the justice ministry, a top official said on Wednesday, despite global condemnation over its ongoing executions.
They were the first confirmed executions this year, after Justice Minister Hassan Al Shammari insisted last week that Baghdad would continue to implement the death penalty in the face of widespread calls for it to issue a moratorium.
Iraq executed at least 129 people last year, according to the justice ministry.
“On Thursday [March 14], we executed eight, and then on Sunday [March 17], we executed 10,” Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ebrahim said.
Baghdad: Iraq executed 18 people this month, eight of them on the same day as an attack on the justice ministry, a top official said on Wednesday, despite global condemnation over its ongoing executions.
They were the first confirmed executions this year, after Justice Minister Hassan Al Shammari insisted last week that Baghdad would continue to implement the death penalty in the face of widespread calls for it to issue a moratorium.
Iraq executed at least 129 people last year, according to the justice ministry.
“On Thursday [March 14], we executed eight, and then on Sunday [March 17], we executed 10,” Deputy Justice Minister Busho Ebrahim said.
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