Friday, September 08, 2006
Mass execution at Abu Ghraib
Security
In the first mass execution since Saddam was in power, the Iraqi government announced that 27 terror suspects and criminals had been hung on Wednesday. Prime Minister Nouri al-maliki made the announcement during the security handover yesterday from the Americans to the Iraqis. "This is the message I have for the terrorists," he said of the hanged prisoners, "we will see that you get great punishment wherever you are. There is nothing for you but prison and punishment."
Hundreds of convicted prisoners are believed to be on death row in Iraq as the authorities have struggled to control the insurgency and the number of detained prisoners in Iraq means that many of the country's prisons, including Abu Ghraib, are suffering from severe overcrowding.
Hundreds of convicted prisoners are believed to be on death row in Iraq as the authorities have struggled to control the insurgency and the number of detained prisoners in Iraq means that many of the country's prisons, including Abu Ghraib, are suffering from severe overcrowding.
COMMENT: Mass executions are unliley to end there as al-Maliki attemps to take control of the violence by sending out a strong message to all criminals and anti-Iraqi forces. While the message may have some effect on criminals, it is unlikley to influence terrorists. COMMENT ENDS.
