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    Report: The law banning the import of beverages raises controversy in Iraq

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    Report: The law banning the import of beverages raises controversy in Iraq Empty Report: The law banning the import of beverages raises controversy in Iraq

    Post by Rocky Fri 24 Feb 2023, 4:58 am

    [size=30]Report: The law banning the import of beverages raises controversy in Iraq
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    Many Iraqi circles, especially civil and secular ones, were surprised by the publication, the day before yesterday, of the official newspaper, Al-Waqa’eqa’, of a municipal law that had been approved by Parliament at the end of 2016, and it was not published at that time in the aforementioned newspaper due to strong objections to some of its provisions related to civil liberties that it guaranteed. The 2005 constitution, including those related to buying, selling and importing beverages, according to a report by Asharq Al-Awsat newspaper.  
      
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    The laws enacted by Parliament or the government are not taken into effect before they are published in the “Facts”.  
      
    The law published in Article (14 - First) of it related to drinks states that “it is prohibited to import, manufacture and sell alcoholic beverages of all kinds.” The article imposes on violators a fine of not less than 10 million dinars (about 7 thousand dollars) and not more than 25 million dinars (about 17 thousand dollars).  
      
    And the London-based newspaper stated, in a report followed by “NAS” (February 24, 2023), that it is not known precisely who were the parties that pushed for the official publication of the law, but the fingers of accusation often point to the influential Shiite Islamic trends in the government and parliament. Many believe that such laws would spark more anger and fears of the possibility of the country moving towards a strict religious state. Many activists in the political and civil affairs blame the Kurdish and Sunni forces participating in the government and parliament, which claim to be secular and civil, for their silence and allowing the extremist forces to pass laws that are contrary to the constitution that guarantees personal freedoms.  
      
    The researcher and political analyst, Yahya Al-Kubaisi, believes that a law of this kind would push for amending the description and name of the state from the “Republic of Iraq to the Islamic Republic of Iraq.”  
      
    Former Integrity Judge Rahim Al-Aqili considered that “the law is binding, and according to it, all shops and clubs selling alcoholic beverages must be closed.” Regarding the possibility of applying it in the governorates of the Kurdistan region (Erbil, Sulaymaniyah, Dohuk) given that it was issued by the federal parliament, Al-Aqili said: “It is not applied in the region except by an enforcement law issued by the parliament of the region.”  
      
    She added: Most of the criticism directed at the law focuses on the fact that it "will encourage and exacerbate the dilemma of drugs that are already rampant in the country." These criticisms allude to "some armed parties and factions deliberately banning alcoholic beverages with the aim of flourishing the drug trade associated with it."  
      
    In addition, critics consider that the law explicitly intersects with most constitutional articles related to personal freedoms, including the article that states that “every individual has the right to personal privacy in a manner that does not contradict the rights of others and public morals.”  
      
    In addition, some view the law as a "legal mechanism" to cut off the livelihoods and restrict the lives of most of those working in this field, who are often from the Christian and Yazidi religious minorities, and therefore it may encourage the rest of them to leave the country permanently. In addition, critics fear that the law will contribute to a flourishing cross-border smuggling trade and a booming black market.  
      
    Professor of Economics at Al-Mustansiriya University, Imad Abd al-Latif Salem, said, via Twitter, asking, "Repeat my very innocent question, why was the real reason for this ban not mentioned among the reasons for issuing this law?"  
      
    What surprised many was that the law was issued a few days after a cabinet decision to raise the value of taxes on drinks to 200 percent, reinforcing the hypothesis that influential parties pushed for the publication of the law away from the government's knowledge.  
      
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