Iraqi Kurdistan’s amnesty law slammed
Posted: Wed Jun 05, 2013 3:42 amPrisoners were released if they reconciled with the victim's family. In Sulaymaniyah province, the amnesty law released seven men who murdered women. The Zhyan Group protested in April when another prisoner was released.
MP Hussein supported the amnesty law in parliament’s secret ballot. But she now claims that amendments and what he calls the “legal trickery” by parliament increased the number of prisoners who were granted amnesty.
Some other Mps argue that they passed the law due to the human rights violations in Kurdistan’s prisons. People arrested for murder and traffic offences might share one cell. Critics say this can lead to psychological damage. An amnesty law was also passed in 2007. Activists are worried that the parliament will pass another law in the future.
MPs say Kurdistan’s amnesty law started with good intentions to give petty criminals a second chance. But now many believe the law spiraled into a get-out-of-jail-free card for murderers. Stories of released prisoners reoffending have now fueled the backlash. Critics also say the amnesty law highlights Kurdistan’s weak stance on crimes against women.
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MP Hussein supported the amnesty law in parliament’s secret ballot. But she now claims that amendments and what he calls the “legal trickery” by parliament increased the number of prisoners who were granted amnesty.
Some other Mps argue that they passed the law due to the human rights violations in Kurdistan’s prisons. People arrested for murder and traffic offences might share one cell. Critics say this can lead to psychological damage. An amnesty law was also passed in 2007. Activists are worried that the parliament will pass another law in the future.
MPs say Kurdistan’s amnesty law started with good intentions to give petty criminals a second chance. But now many believe the law spiraled into a get-out-of-jail-free card for murderers. Stories of released prisoners reoffending have now fueled the backlash. Critics also say the amnesty law highlights Kurdistan’s weak stance on crimes against women.
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