tigergorzow Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Iraq admits army, allied militias committed rights abuses in Mosul August 18 2017 03:20 PM Iraqi army committed abuses against civilians in Mosul Iraqi government has acknowledged the armed Forces and allied Shiite militias had committed rights abuses against civilians, particularly Sunnis, in the battle for Mosul. In a statement released Friday, media office of Iraqi PM Haider al-Abadi revealed the investigations proved there were rights violations against civilians, stressing those involved in the abuses would be suspended from work, arrested and prosecuted.Abadi had ordered to form a fact-finding committee probing more than 20 reports on human rights abuses committed by security forces against civilians in the battle for Mosul.The statement said the committee also investigated numerous violations by Federal Police forces who committed several atrocities against civilians in different areas in Iraq. Media outlets including German newspaper Der Spiegel confirmed the abuses taht aroused much controversy. On July 10th, Abadi declared the full liberation of Mosul from ISIS. http://www.thebaghdadpost.com/en/story/15863/Iraq-admits-army-allied-militias-committed-rights-abuses-in-Mosul#section_235 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yota691 Posted August 18, 2017 Report Share Posted August 18, 2017 Abadi directs facts about violations against civilians 19/8/2017 12:00 am After the international reports talked about that Baghdad / morning Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces Haider al-Abbadi to form a fact-finding committee on international reports, which includes accusations of some members of the security forces committed violations against civilians. "The prime minister pays great attention to the follow-up of all media reports or those issued by international human rights organizations, which include accusations of some members of the security forces of committing abuses against civilians," al-Abbadi's spokesman Saad al-Hadithi said in a statement. . He added that al-Abadi called for the formation of a special committee of the prime minister to investigate the facts and gave them full authority in coordination with the ministries and security agencies and the joint operations command in order to stand on the facts and take legal action and refer those who prove their right to these charges to the judiciary. Al-Hadithi added that «the Commission started its work and scheduled more than twenty reports and a charge on its agenda and began to investigate and verify accurately the information and accusations contained in the report of the magazine (Der Spiegel), which included specific names of accused, and hosted the investigation committee set up by the Ministry of Interior, And the members of the Board of Inquiry, "noting that" was investigated with the defendants filed in the arrest and taking statements as they were suspended from work and put them in detention. "Al-Hadithi added that "the Commission has conducted a thorough and detailed investigation of the facts and access to all documents related to the subject matter of its work and follow-up the actions taken in this regard by the security authorities concerned. The investigation committee concluded after the completion of all the fact-finding procedures to the occurrence of violations and clear violations committed by a number of Members of the Rapid Response Division in the Federal Police by neglecting the recommendations and instructions issued by the Joint Operations Command, and proved that they committed violations against civilians and assaults and beating death threats ». He pointed out that the committee supported the decision of the Higher Investigation Committee of the Ministry of Interior to refer the accused to the judiciary to take judicial action against them in accordance with the law. It also became clear to the Committee that some of the charges in the report of Der Spiegel are fabricated and inaccurate by mentioning the names of citizens as Were killed by members of the Iraqi forces and the results of the Commission's investigations revealed that they were alive. " 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
new york kevin Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Hmmm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotcurl Posted August 19, 2017 Report Share Posted August 19, 2017 Were they civilians working for and or aiding ISIS ? Or civilians caught up in the mess and or mistaken to be ISIS ? Semper Fi GO RV 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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