April 5, 2011
_Committee for Cooperation between the United States and Iraq in the field of judiciary and law enforcement held its first meeting
السومرية نيوز/ بغداد Alsumaria News / Baghdad
_The U.S. embassy on Tuesday, the Joint Coordination Committee for cooperation in the field of judicial and law enforcement between the United States and Iraq held its first meeting under the Strategic Framework Agreement between the Governments of the two countries, stressing that the two sides agreed to continue cooperation between sectors and judicial application of law in Iraq and seeking to establish foundations for bilateral relationship a long time.
_The U.S. embassy said in a statement it had received "Alsumaria News", a copy of "The governments of Iraq and the United States of America meetings, the third day of the month this April, the first meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee for cooperation in the field of judicial and law enforcement between the two countries," noting that "the meeting was held under the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement between the United States and Iraq. "
_The statement pointed out that "the meeting was held under the chairmanship of a joint between the head of the Federal Supreme Court and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Iraqi Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, the deputy attorney general James Cole," noting that "the meeting is the culmination of efforts to build a strategic partnership sustained designed to raise the capabilities of security guards judicial and detention centers and police development program. "
_For his part, stressed Chief Justice Medhat al-Mahmoud, "Iraq's commitment to the Strategic Framework Agreement", praising the "close cooperation between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Supreme Judicial Council in the rule of law and protect the security of judges and courts," the statement said.
_Mahmoud also praised "the efforts made by the embassy to the introduction of modern technologies in some of the Iraqi courts and their positive effects in accelerating the proceedings."
_For his part, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, "the U.S. commitment to the Iraqi people", telling members of the Committee, stating that "substantial progress had been made towards achieving the objectives of the Strategic Framework Agreement should be encouraged to persevere in the face of the challenges still facing our way towards what should be work in the field of judicial cooperation and the application of the law. "
_The Cole that "the effective application of the rule of law is an important pillar of the pillars upon which to build the goals of the Strategic Framework Agreement, as it defines the rules of the political process and maintain the framework of national unity and protect a group of property rights necessary for economic prosperity," according to the statement.
_The statement noted that "the heads and representatives of the ministries and the main bodies concerned with the application of the rule of law in the governments of Iraq and the United States discussed the aspects of current cooperation and the specific challenges that will require the achievement of strong cooperation in the future, including in the areas of detention and the development of the police and security guards judiciary."
_A statement the U.S. embassy that "the two sides agreed to continue efforts to expand the scope of cooperation between the sectors concerned to apply the law and sectors judiciary in Iraq under the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement, and strive together towards a common vision to lay the foundations for bilateral relationship, a long-term and multi-dimensional contribute in establishing peace Mtnamyin and prosperity in Iraq and the security and stability in the Middle East. "
_And Amnesty International revealed in a report issued on 12 September last year, for there are at least 30 thousand detainees in Iraqi prisons, has not made the right judgments, unexpected exposure to torture and ill-treatment, in addition to the deaths of a number of them while in detention due to torture or ill-treatment by prison guards or interrogators who refuse to reveal the names of detainees to have.
_As Amnesty International declared in a report, last January, that Iraq is running secret prisons, subjected the prisoners to torture routinely to extract confessions are used to convict them, noting that the Iraqi security forces use torture and other beaten and ill-treatment to extract confessions from detainees who held in isolation from the outside world, especially in detention facilities, refuted with the Iraqi Justice Ministry report, stressing that the presence of security forces inside the prison is designed to provide for their protection.
_Committee for Cooperation between the United States and Iraq in the field of judiciary and law enforcement held its first meeting
السومرية نيوز/ بغداد Alsumaria News / Baghdad
_The U.S. embassy on Tuesday, the Joint Coordination Committee for cooperation in the field of judicial and law enforcement between the United States and Iraq held its first meeting under the Strategic Framework Agreement between the Governments of the two countries, stressing that the two sides agreed to continue cooperation between sectors and judicial application of law in Iraq and seeking to establish foundations for bilateral relationship a long time.
_The U.S. embassy said in a statement it had received "Alsumaria News", a copy of "The governments of Iraq and the United States of America meetings, the third day of the month this April, the first meeting of the Joint Coordination Committee for cooperation in the field of judicial and law enforcement between the two countries," noting that "the meeting was held under the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement between the United States and Iraq. "
_The statement pointed out that "the meeting was held under the chairmanship of a joint between the head of the Federal Supreme Court and the President of the Supreme Judicial Council Iraqi Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, the deputy attorney general James Cole," noting that "the meeting is the culmination of efforts to build a strategic partnership sustained designed to raise the capabilities of security guards judicial and detention centers and police development program. "
_For his part, stressed Chief Justice Medhat al-Mahmoud, "Iraq's commitment to the Strategic Framework Agreement", praising the "close cooperation between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Supreme Judicial Council in the rule of law and protect the security of judges and courts," the statement said.
_Mahmoud also praised "the efforts made by the embassy to the introduction of modern technologies in some of the Iraqi courts and their positive effects in accelerating the proceedings."
_For his part, Deputy Attorney General James Cole, "the U.S. commitment to the Iraqi people", telling members of the Committee, stating that "substantial progress had been made towards achieving the objectives of the Strategic Framework Agreement should be encouraged to persevere in the face of the challenges still facing our way towards what should be work in the field of judicial cooperation and the application of the law. "
_The Cole that "the effective application of the rule of law is an important pillar of the pillars upon which to build the goals of the Strategic Framework Agreement, as it defines the rules of the political process and maintain the framework of national unity and protect a group of property rights necessary for economic prosperity," according to the statement.
_The statement noted that "the heads and representatives of the ministries and the main bodies concerned with the application of the rule of law in the governments of Iraq and the United States discussed the aspects of current cooperation and the specific challenges that will require the achievement of strong cooperation in the future, including in the areas of detention and the development of the police and security guards judiciary."
_A statement the U.S. embassy that "the two sides agreed to continue efforts to expand the scope of cooperation between the sectors concerned to apply the law and sectors judiciary in Iraq under the auspices of the Strategic Framework Agreement, and strive together towards a common vision to lay the foundations for bilateral relationship, a long-term and multi-dimensional contribute in establishing peace Mtnamyin and prosperity in Iraq and the security and stability in the Middle East. "
_And Amnesty International revealed in a report issued on 12 September last year, for there are at least 30 thousand detainees in Iraqi prisons, has not made the right judgments, unexpected exposure to torture and ill-treatment, in addition to the deaths of a number of them while in detention due to torture or ill-treatment by prison guards or interrogators who refuse to reveal the names of detainees to have.
_As Amnesty International declared in a report, last January, that Iraq is running secret prisons, subjected the prisoners to torture routinely to extract confessions are used to convict them, noting that the Iraqi security forces use torture and other beaten and ill-treatment to extract confessions from detainees who held in isolation from the outside world, especially in detention facilities, refuted with the Iraqi Justice Ministry report, stressing that the presence of security forces inside the prison is designed to provide for their protection.
