A genocide perpetrator against Yazidi citizens sentenced to death by hanging

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4-06-2024, 14:08

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Baghdad-INA
The Criminal Court of Al-Karkh issued a death sentence by hanging today, Tuesday, against a criminal who committed genocide against Yazidi citizens.

The Supreme Judicial Council-SJC stated in a press release received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "the perpetrator, along with members of his terrorists’ gang, executed a number of Yazidi citizens, recorded the executions, and shared the footage on social media platforms affiliated with terrorist groups. Additionally, he attacked security forces in the provinces of Nineveh and Salah al-Din.”

The statement further noted that "the verdict was issued in accordance with the provisions of Article 4/1, as interpreted by Articles 2/1, 3, and 4 of Anti-Terrorism Law No. 13 of 2005, and with reference to Article 7/1 of the Yazidi Survivors Law No. (8) of 2021."