The Iraqi government has directed the prosecution of those inciting and obstructing the monopoly of weapons, in accordance with the counter-terrorism law.
The Iraqi government has directed the prosecution of those inciting and obstructing the monopoly of weapons, in accordance with the counter-terrorism law.
2026-10-19
Shafaq News – Baghdad
On Monday, the Iraqi government directed that those inciting and obstructing the process of restricting weapons to the state be prosecuted, in accordance with the anti-terrorism law.
The Prime Minister’s Media Office said in a statement received by Shafaq News Agency: The government affirms that the freedom of opinion, expression, and media work, which are constitutionally and legally guaranteed, are exercised in the Iraqi national space within the framework of the law, respect for public order, and the rights of citizens, and they may not be used as a means to incite violence or internal fighting, or to support weapons outside the framework of the state, or to support outlaw groups.
He added: From this standpoint, and in order to preserve social peace, and in order for the state to carry out its legal and moral duties and obligations, it obliges all its institutions to apply the law, and to file criminal complaints against anyone who engages in, participates in, or contributes to media incitement, or obstructs the state’s decisions to restrict weapons, and that this position should always be based on the Iraqi constitution and the applicable laws, and in accordance with the Anti-Terrorism Law No. (13 of 2005), Article 4, and Article 2.
She continued, “This is what the esteemed Supreme Judicial Council approved by emphasizing that (the use of weapons, or supporting them, and brandishing them outside the framework of the state falls under the purview of the Counter-Terrorism Law, and the penalties according to the law for the instigator, financier, and contributor to terrorist acts reach the penalty of the original perpetrator, as well as according to the Iraqi Penal Code No. (111 of 1969 and its amendments), Article (195), which included: (Whoever incites citizens to arm themselves against each other and urges fighting), and Articles (81, 82, and 83), which are concerned with criminal responsibility in publishing crimes, as this legal responsibility is determined on the person directly responsible for the publication and its content, in the event that the media content presented turns into a public crime that threatens the security of society and incites its commission).
She explained that “the government, through this legal path, is exercising its duties to protect civil peace, maintain internal security and stability, as well as the right of citizens to receive protection against crimes of misinformation, dissemination of distorted information, and deliberate attempts at abuse, and that the force of law provides them with immunity against falsehood and everything that targets the security of Iraq and the safety of our people.”
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