FFC listens to the testimonies of 37 families of the October victims in Basra

Baghdad - INA

The Supreme Committee for Fact-Finding announced, today, Thursday, that it heard the testimonies of 37 families of the victims of the Tishreen protests in Basra, along with witnesses to the accidents, while it referred to the recording of witness statements and to reviewing the testimonies of a number of the accused.
And the spokesman for the committee, Muhammad Hadi, said in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA): “The Supreme Committee for Fact-Finding in the Prime Minister’s Office, which is formed by Diwani Order 293 of 2020, and with high interest by Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and under the supervision of the Fact-Finding Committee’s advisor, continues to host people with The victims are from the governorates that were marred by deadly violence during the October 2019 demonstrations and the assassinations that followed.

He added that "a group of families of the victims of Basra Governorate were hosted and their testimonies were heard from the judges from the members of the committee, after their lawsuits were brought from the competent courts, and they reviewed the investigative papers, forensic papers, revealing evidence, forensic medicine reports and other documents," noting that The statements of the witnesses at the scene of the accident were recorded and the testimonies of a number of the accused were reviewed for the purpose of coming up with recommendations to ensure justice and compensation for the families of the victims on the one hand, and to establish a just punishment for the perpetrators of these crimes on the other hand, in order to ensure the application of justice, human rights standards, norms and international covenants, and the non-recurrence of such violations in the future".

He added, "Most of the families of the victims talked about the humanitarian and professional role of the commission's officials and indicated that hosting them is a glimmer of hope for implementing justice and building a future for future generations away from murder, torture and human rights violations in a safe homeland."