PLC presents reasons that prevented the enactment of a law to prosecute ISIS elements

Baghdad - INA

The Parliamentary Legal Committee confirmed that disrupting Parliament sessions prevented the legislation of a law to prosecute ISIS terrorist gangs.

Committee member Hassan Fadaam said in a statement to the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "one of the deputies submitted a proposal for a law to prosecute ISIS elements, which is one of the important laws, but the failure of the Council to convene in the previous period prevented it from being submitted for a first reading and a second reading and its legislation."

He added, "We are very keen that this law be legislated, the need for it is urgent, but the circumstances that the House of Representatives went through during the last period, the decision to dissolve the parliament, early elections, and the failure of the House of Representatives to convene, all these circumstances prevented it from being read." 

He added, "We hope to put forward the proposed law if the parliament sessions are resumed."

Earlier, the Parliamentary Legal Committee revealed an agreement to legislate a new law for the court competent to try ISIS terrorist gang members.

Member of the committee, Representative Hussein Al-Aqabi, told the Iraqi News Agency (INA), that "there are two opinions within the committee, the first goes towards amending the law of the Supreme Criminal Court, and the other is the legislation of a new law for the court specialized in trying ISIS crimes," noting that "the committee unanimously agreed to legislate a law.".