The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announces the retrieval of death sentence convicts from Tehran.

  • 12-09-2024, 13:35
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The Iraqi Ministry of Interior announced today, Thursday, the extradition of individuals sentenced to death from Iran, following coordination with Interpol. 


Interior Ministry spokesperson, Mukhaddad Miri, stated that thanks to intense and exceptional efforts by the Arab and International Police Directorate (Interpol) and direct coordination with Interpol Tehran in the Islamic Republic of Iran, the teams from the Arab and International Police Directorate successfully extradited the fugitive Iraqi suspects. 


Miri explained that the suspects were wanted by the Iraqi judiciary on charges related to kidnapping with terrorist motives and had been sentenced in absentia to death. They have been handed over to the requesting party to receive their due punishment.