09 April 2013 :
The Iraqi Ministry of Justice announced that it has executed seven convicted prisoners over terror charges."The executions were carried out today by hanging for the seven terrorists in accordance with Article 4 from the anti-terrorism Law," the ministry said in a statement.
The convicts were involved in crimes of killings and bomb attacks against Iraqi citizens, the statement said.
The increasing of executions in Iraq sparked calls by the UN mission in Iraq, the European Union and some international human rights groups to stop Baghdad's use of capital punishment, criticizing the lack of transparency in the proceedings of the country's courts.
(Sources: Xinhua, 07/04/2013)
