Iraq: Death penalty / Fear of imminent execution

Index Number: MDE 14/015/2009
Fecha de publicación: 28 mayo 2009
Categorías: Irak

According to Iraqi media citing a spokesman from the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, 12 people under sentence of death had their sentences upheld by the Cassation Court. Their cases will be referred to Iraq’s Presidential Council for ratification, after which they could be executed at any time.