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U.S. confirms Iraq achieve the progress in implementing the United Nations Convention on the fight against corruption and calls for the development of the judicial كادره
04-06-2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
Range Press / Baghdad
The United States announced on Tuesday that Iraq has made progress in complying with the United Nations Convention against Corruption, While stressed the need to develop كادره judicial and infrastructure and work on keeping records of judges, he stressed the Judicial Council that Washington is interested in providing technical assistance to the Iraqi judiciary.
Said Acting U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Douglas Silliman in a speech during a meeting of the Coordination Committee joint legal between the two countries, under the slogan (law enforcement and judicial cooperation), which was held at the Institute of Development judicial Baghdad, attended (range Press), "This meeting is the eighth of the Commission capacity building for staff and the institutions of the judiciary and law enforcement, and strengthen ties to tackle corruption and cross-border crimes, "adding," and can say that Iraq has made significant progress in complying with the United Nations Convention against Corruption. "
Silliman promised that "Iraq has become a regional leader in conjunction with the strengthening of institutions and support those who are putting the foundation for democratic progress in Iraq," noting that "the United States Judicial Council welcomes ideas on how to continue to tackle corruption and increase public confidence in the institutions of Iraq."
He Silliman "We look forward to working with all ministries to strengthen efforts to combat financial crimes, including money laundering and the financing of terrorism."
For his part, President of the Supreme Judicial Council Hassan Abraham Humairi in a speech during the meeting that "this meeting is to exchange views and best practices related to judicial capacity building and training, including continuing professional development activities for both judges and judicial investigators."
He Humairi that "the things that نبحثها in this meeting is to tackle corruption and terrorist threats, and security across the border and terrorist crimes, and human trafficking, organized crime, drugs, money laundering and smuggling of antiquities and computer crime," noting that "the last meeting was held in March of 2012, a falls within the strategic agreement signed between Iraq and the United States in 2008. "
As Vice President, Acting U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, James Knight, in a joint press conference with Vice Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Sami Almamoa after the end of the meeting, "the need for Iraq to infrastructure development, and capacity building كادره judiciary," stressing that "the United States remains Iraq's partner in achieving justice and the rule of law. "
Knight added that "there is a need to keep records of the judges," hoping to "help these Iraqi judges to establish a system to help them in their work."
For his part, Deputy Head of the Supreme Judicial Council Sami Mamouri "The meeting focused on identifying ways to expand the horizons of cooperation in order to strengthen the efforts of the Iraqi government in order to improve ways of achieving justice for women and children, and vulnerable group and anti-violence based on gender and the fight against trafficking in human beings."
Mamouri explained that "the United States means the process of funding for the program and to provide technical assistance in order to help eliminate using modern systems in the management of litigation and save the data system, and strengthen the performance of the police."
The delegation included the Iraqi participant in the meeting, representatives from each of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Office of the Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister, while the systems of the U.S. delegation, representatives from the U.S. State Department and the Ministry of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Iraq has signed and the United States the end of November 2008, a cooperation agreement called the "strategic framework agreement", in addition to a security agreement stipulates that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq no later than December 31 of the year 2011.
Washington has a diplomatic mission in Iraq is one of the largest U.S. missions in countries around the world, most notably, with an estimated staff at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad more than ten thousand employees, most of them security elements.
The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq, confirmed in the 27 May 2013, the need for independence of the judiciary and "immunized from corruption and breach of the law," and called for the provision of support and protection for judges to contribute to the spread of "justice and equality among citizens," while stressed the Supreme Judicial Council on the importance of judicial oversight and install the infrastructure of laws and regulations guided in the spirit of the Constitution and applied to everyone.
The Organization of Human Rights Watch, said in (the 31st of December 2012 the past), in its annual report for that year, the "bad criminal justice system is a major concern in Iraq, and of the priorities of the Iraqi government in 2013 the current, to conduct an amendment on this system , to ensure that "the implementation of Iraqi law of criminal procedure better."
And accuses some political blocs, and international destinations many Iraqi judiciary of being biased to the government in its decisions and cites several incidents issued by the Federal Court and other courts Iraqi decisions, "poured in the interest of the government," such as the decision of the largest bloc, refused to distribute cash to the citizens of the share of oil , and other issues, as well as other charges with the government, "the judicial arms" against its opponents by accusing them of "terrorism" in the context of "Tsagathm politically."
He complains Lawyers Iraqis from being harassed in their work and arrests affect the number of them, as a sit dozens of lawyers in April 2012 the past, before a court in Baghdad, after an altercation between a colleague and a police officer, claiming that the fellow they had been beaten and insulted by police, They demanded not to repeat such violations, while confirming the lawyers in the room of Nineveh, in the (November 2012), the military claimed association with the Council of Ministers has arrested three of its members, and then returned and released two after توثيقهم and beating them.
It is noteworthy that the Iraqi Bar Association was established under Law No. 91 of 1933, Najib was the first captain of the Swedish lawyers, which today comprises thousands of lawyers across Iraq.
The TI dealing with the fight against corruption in the world, criticized on April 4, 2013, "Do not get any progress" in the provision of basic services for the Iraqi people despite the passage of ten years on the US-led invasion of the country, and stressed that this is "tragic reality of the fragile state institutions LAME not be able to provide the most basic services the foundation for its citizens, as well as rampant corruption in the joints. "
The Integrity Commission, announced in (the fourth of February 2013), on the transfer of about six thousand accused of corruption to the competent courts in the past year 2012, indicating that the amount of transactions that took place where corrupt practices exceeded the trillion dinars.
As studies have confirmed an American recent survey, that Iraq has grown is the largest in the region in imports, due to higher oil production, which is the lifeblood of the local economy, but analysts quoted their studies say that the strong economic growth this was accompanied by improvements in the living conditions and services due to the spread corruption.
The Integrity Commission, revealed in its annual report for the year 2012 and got (range Press), a copy of it, a lower value on the issues of corruption in the country of about three trillion Iraqi dinars in 2011 to about 133 billion dinars in the year 2012, and confirmed that the total cases referred the Iraqi judiciary amounted to about 4278, while showed that the number of defendants referred to the courts reached 5980 people, showed that the number of wanted the hit 8696 accused, including 24 ministers or of Bdrjtah been sentenced to 16 of them.
The phenomenon of corruption the biggest challenge to the security side, facing the Iraqi governments since the end of the U.S. war on Iraq in 2003, has reached the levels of corruption in Iraq, an end has led international organizations specialized to put it among the countries most corrupt in the world, solving Iraq in 2012, the last in third place in terms of the level of corruption in it.
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04-06-2013 | (Voice of Iraq) - Add a comment -
Range Press / Baghdad
The United States announced on Tuesday that Iraq has made progress in complying with the United Nations Convention against Corruption, While stressed the need to develop كادره judicial and infrastructure and work on keeping records of judges, he stressed the Judicial Council that Washington is interested in providing technical assistance to the Iraqi judiciary.
Said Acting U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, Douglas Silliman in a speech during a meeting of the Coordination Committee joint legal between the two countries, under the slogan (law enforcement and judicial cooperation), which was held at the Institute of Development judicial Baghdad, attended (range Press), "This meeting is the eighth of the Commission capacity building for staff and the institutions of the judiciary and law enforcement, and strengthen ties to tackle corruption and cross-border crimes, "adding," and can say that Iraq has made significant progress in complying with the United Nations Convention against Corruption. "
Silliman promised that "Iraq has become a regional leader in conjunction with the strengthening of institutions and support those who are putting the foundation for democratic progress in Iraq," noting that "the United States Judicial Council welcomes ideas on how to continue to tackle corruption and increase public confidence in the institutions of Iraq."
He Silliman "We look forward to working with all ministries to strengthen efforts to combat financial crimes, including money laundering and the financing of terrorism."
For his part, President of the Supreme Judicial Council Hassan Abraham Humairi in a speech during the meeting that "this meeting is to exchange views and best practices related to judicial capacity building and training, including continuing professional development activities for both judges and judicial investigators."
He Humairi that "the things that نبحثها in this meeting is to tackle corruption and terrorist threats, and security across the border and terrorist crimes, and human trafficking, organized crime, drugs, money laundering and smuggling of antiquities and computer crime," noting that "the last meeting was held in March of 2012, a falls within the strategic agreement signed between Iraq and the United States in 2008. "
As Vice President, Acting U.S. Embassy in Baghdad, James Knight, in a joint press conference with Vice Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Sami Almamoa after the end of the meeting, "the need for Iraq to infrastructure development, and capacity building كادره judiciary," stressing that "the United States remains Iraq's partner in achieving justice and the rule of law. "
Knight added that "there is a need to keep records of the judges," hoping to "help these Iraqi judges to establish a system to help them in their work."
For his part, Deputy Head of the Supreme Judicial Council Sami Mamouri "The meeting focused on identifying ways to expand the horizons of cooperation in order to strengthen the efforts of the Iraqi government in order to improve ways of achieving justice for women and children, and vulnerable group and anti-violence based on gender and the fight against trafficking in human beings."
Mamouri explained that "the United States means the process of funding for the program and to provide technical assistance in order to help eliminate using modern systems in the management of litigation and save the data system, and strengthen the performance of the police."
The delegation included the Iraqi participant in the meeting, representatives from each of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Ministry of Interior and the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of State for Parliamentary Affairs and the Office of the Legal Adviser to the Prime Minister, while the systems of the U.S. delegation, representatives from the U.S. State Department and the Ministry of Justice and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Iraq has signed and the United States the end of November 2008, a cooperation agreement called the "strategic framework agreement", in addition to a security agreement stipulates that it should withdraw all U.S. forces from all territories and waters and airspace of Iraq no later than December 31 of the year 2011.
Washington has a diplomatic mission in Iraq is one of the largest U.S. missions in countries around the world, most notably, with an estimated staff at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad more than ten thousand employees, most of them security elements.
The Presidency of the Republic of Iraq, confirmed in the 27 May 2013, the need for independence of the judiciary and "immunized from corruption and breach of the law," and called for the provision of support and protection for judges to contribute to the spread of "justice and equality among citizens," while stressed the Supreme Judicial Council on the importance of judicial oversight and install the infrastructure of laws and regulations guided in the spirit of the Constitution and applied to everyone.
The Organization of Human Rights Watch, said in (the 31st of December 2012 the past), in its annual report for that year, the "bad criminal justice system is a major concern in Iraq, and of the priorities of the Iraqi government in 2013 the current, to conduct an amendment on this system , to ensure that "the implementation of Iraqi law of criminal procedure better."
And accuses some political blocs, and international destinations many Iraqi judiciary of being biased to the government in its decisions and cites several incidents issued by the Federal Court and other courts Iraqi decisions, "poured in the interest of the government," such as the decision of the largest bloc, refused to distribute cash to the citizens of the share of oil , and other issues, as well as other charges with the government, "the judicial arms" against its opponents by accusing them of "terrorism" in the context of "Tsagathm politically."
He complains Lawyers Iraqis from being harassed in their work and arrests affect the number of them, as a sit dozens of lawyers in April 2012 the past, before a court in Baghdad, after an altercation between a colleague and a police officer, claiming that the fellow they had been beaten and insulted by police, They demanded not to repeat such violations, while confirming the lawyers in the room of Nineveh, in the (November 2012), the military claimed association with the Council of Ministers has arrested three of its members, and then returned and released two after توثيقهم and beating them.
It is noteworthy that the Iraqi Bar Association was established under Law No. 91 of 1933, Najib was the first captain of the Swedish lawyers, which today comprises thousands of lawyers across Iraq.
The TI dealing with the fight against corruption in the world, criticized on April 4, 2013, "Do not get any progress" in the provision of basic services for the Iraqi people despite the passage of ten years on the US-led invasion of the country, and stressed that this is "tragic reality of the fragile state institutions LAME not be able to provide the most basic services the foundation for its citizens, as well as rampant corruption in the joints. "
The Integrity Commission, announced in (the fourth of February 2013), on the transfer of about six thousand accused of corruption to the competent courts in the past year 2012, indicating that the amount of transactions that took place where corrupt practices exceeded the trillion dinars.
As studies have confirmed an American recent survey, that Iraq has grown is the largest in the region in imports, due to higher oil production, which is the lifeblood of the local economy, but analysts quoted their studies say that the strong economic growth this was accompanied by improvements in the living conditions and services due to the spread corruption.
The Integrity Commission, revealed in its annual report for the year 2012 and got (range Press), a copy of it, a lower value on the issues of corruption in the country of about three trillion Iraqi dinars in 2011 to about 133 billion dinars in the year 2012, and confirmed that the total cases referred the Iraqi judiciary amounted to about 4278, while showed that the number of defendants referred to the courts reached 5980 people, showed that the number of wanted the hit 8696 accused, including 24 ministers or of Bdrjtah been sentenced to 16 of them.
The phenomenon of corruption the biggest challenge to the security side, facing the Iraqi governments since the end of the U.S. war on Iraq in 2003, has reached the levels of corruption in Iraq, an end has led international organizations specialized to put it among the countries most corrupt in the world, solving Iraq in 2012, the last in third place in terms of the level of corruption in it.
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