Integrity rejects the inclusion of crimes of corruption amnesty law [Extended]
Integrity rejects the inclusion of crimes of corruption amnesty law [Extended]
8/18/2016 15:09
[Where – Baghdad]
promised the board integrity, on Thursday, the inclusion of [some or most of ] corruption crimes amnesty law a waste of painstaking efforts and the tireless efforts by the national regulatory agencies in the fight against corruption.
The statement confirmed the board received by all of Iraq [where] a copy of its commitment to the principle of separation of powers and observance of the legislative competence of the distinguished House of Representatives, and she – and after the study to the subject of the inclusion of [some or most of ] corruption crimes provisions of the draft general amnesty law – had concluded its refusal to include crimes corruption provisions of this law.
“the inclusion of [some or most of ] corruption crimes amnesty law is a waste of effort painstaking and persistent efforts by the national regulatory agencies in the fight against corruption, and perhaps lead to get the despair and frustration among the relevant field of the fight against corruption; because the issues they made the strenuous efforts and for several years has been the release of the perpetrators of crimes in them.
” the inclusion of these crimes amnesty law will generate the audacity with corrupt repeat overtaking on public funds and committing crimes of corruption; knowing that there ‘s intentions continuously lead to the buyout amnesty law.
the statement continued ” the amnesty laws are based on the legislative philosophy stems from the public interest conditions of the community, and here we do not find any wisdom or philosophy justify intercalation of corruption crimes in the amnesty law in the current circumstances, since the situation is going through Iraqi society and needs calls for the fight against corruption as a priority society, and the release of [some or most of ] the perpetrators of crimes of corruption will serve as a fatal blow to the aspirations of the community, and in vain , for each claim to fight corruption votes.
He added that “every country in the world that have passed similar circumstances to envelop Iraq quo growing phenomenon of corruption has taken strict measures on this phenomenon represented inflicting maximum penalties against perpetrators of corruption and its emphasis crimes until you reach in the laws of some countries to the death penalty, and not resort to issuing an amnesty for the perpetrators of these crimes.
and that “contained in certain paragraphs of the draft general amnesty law for the inclusion of crimes of corruption by its provisions with the exception of the crimes [ embezzlement and theft of state funds] is included trials amnesty only after the recovery of public money, could be discussed by saying that the law has been included – in the proposed amendment to this paragraph – all crimes of corruption amnesty did not require recovery of public money, it has stipulated to recover public money in those crimes only, this is on the one hand, and on the other hand, the idea of recovery of public money can be discussed through the need to search in the new legal mechanisms to ensure the recovery of public money from convicts of crimes of corruption without resorting to a general amnesty.
he noted that based on such grounds , legal and social causes, the body was – and as far as the comes out – rejects the idea of the inclusion of crimes of corruption amnesty law, stressing that the final say in that it is up to the distinguished Council of Representatives. ”
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