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[ltr][You must be registered and logged in to see this image.]Washington -arac Press -6 July: The Washington Post said in a report Tuesday that the Iraqis vented their anger at a government corruption and thefailure of the state to protect them symbols, which -Devices fake explosive detection - after more than 200 people killed in suicide attack to organize "Daash" in the Karrada district of central Baghdad, the Iraqi capital, on the third of July 2016.
And similar to those devices stick, which is not only hanging antenna on a plastic handle, and is still used widely in inspections in the country even after years of arrest duper British who are selling, and theestablishment of Britain to ban permanently exported, according to the report.
The paper says that such devices are used at theentrances embassies, population complexes, government ministries, as used by the security forces at checkpoints such as those located in the Karrada commercial street, which was targeted by the latest suicide bombing Sunday July 3, 2016 morning, which targeted more than once previously, indicating that the bomb hit a crowded shopping center in the region, to burn to death from the inside, but the Iraqis have resorted to social media to vent their anger about these counterfeit devices.
The newspaper pointed out that Amordan mocked across the site "Twitter" from the absurdity of those devices that security used to search for explosives, while broke the Interior Ministry site, and put a picture of a baby dead, with a picture of explosives detection device carries Daash logo. Penetrator has wanted to say that these counterfeit devices not only help those who want to kill innocent people, and wrote a hacker in his letter , " I do not know how Tnamun night. Your conscience has died. "
With growing anger, Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi announced on Sunday evening for the entire stop the security forces from the use of such devices at checkpoints, and it should be on the Interior Ministry to open a new investigation into corrupt deals to buy those devices.
According to the newspaper , they, nevertheless, those devices were used in the daily the following morning, amid uncertainty about the timing of the decision to stop it .
And the movement of the US newspaper Miqdad al - Tamimi, an officer one of the checkpoints north of Baghdad, which is still used one of those devices now saying, "We have not received orders yet. We know it does not work. Everyone knows it, and theman who made it is currently in prison, but I do not have another option. "
The paper that Iraq obtained a device that bears the name of iDEN 651 by a person named James McCormick, a Briton whogot sentenced to ten years in his country after he was convicted in 2014 on charges of fraud. And McCormick was arrested in 2010 after a ban on the export of the machine by the British government.
Reports indicate that McCormick has won more than $ 80 million from the sales of the device to countries such as Iraq, since his company claimed to have the devices can detect contraband , such as drugs and explosives , after up to kilometers. Device manual indicates that by using the disclosure of material cards, the device can even capture counterfeit currency, or elephant ivory teeth.
In an investigation conducted by the British Broadcasting Corporation BBC, the investigation indicated that the device can not detect anything. According to Sidney Alford, British army explosives expert, that the sale has been described as the device is "unethical at all."
In the mid - nineties of the last century, the FBI has raised doubts about a similar device, which was released in that period device called Gopher, assume that the finding golf balls, but it was not successful in that, as the antenna moves in response to any small movement caused by hand the user. The total price per device in that period of $ 69. However, McCormick was able to sell his machine in exchange for thousands of dollars apiece, according to local news reports.
Although it proves that those devices fakes, still reliable constant in the Middle East, has caused an increase in questions about how the Iraqis continued use of these devices even after they proved to be false.
In his book " The struggle for the future of Iraq," the writer tells Zaid Al - Ali for weeks that followed the British court 'sdecision to condemn McCormick, when Iraq has seen several bombings that killed dozens of Iraqis in Baghdad. Then hold theIraqi Prime Minister at the time, Nuri al - Maliki, a press conference, during which he was asked about the reason behind thecontinued use of these devices.
Ali says, that the prime minister 's response left him "Massaouka", as al - Maliki said that the form of several committees to investigate allegations of devices that was false, and the result showed that the devices are operating at 20-54% after soldiers knew how to operate it properly. Maliki then he added, that in spite of the falsity of some devices, others did not fake.
He mentioned in his book that there were two ways, according to the interpretation of what was said by the Prime Minister ,"either because he believed what he said (which could mean that he was not able to accommodate how much suffering that was clear to anyone else), or that it was deliberately altering the truth (which may It means that security and Iraqis were second priority to the most important priority for him, which is the protection of reputation).
Ali has suspended the order , saying it was " an illustrative example of an integrated on to the real reason behind the problemsof the Iraqis is not a religion, race, and even poor judgment."
The use of computers has continued since the disclosure of this Abadi as prime minister in 2014.
In an interview on a government television channels, he said Iraqi Interior Minister, Mohammad Al Ghabban, he inherited that problem, and that he should be the formation of a committee to reveal whether those devices are already working. He also described the problem detectors crackers that magnitude "greater than the Interior Ministry."
However, Ibrahim al - Abadi, a spokesman for the ministry, said that there was an investigation in 2011, has traveled a timely and Interior Ministry officials to the United Kingdom, and concluded that those devices were fake.
He explained , "We think of the withdrawn from checkpoints, but the problem is that there is no alternative." He also addedthat it could scare anyone carrying explosives or other contraband purposes, so that security personnel Who checkpoints than explored.
He disclosed that a combat unit managers explosives Interior Ministry was jailed for seven years in 2012 due to the purchaseof these devices. Two other two have been added to that period because of another provision in 2015.
He says US Yassin (35 years), one of the demonstrators who had gathered near the scene of the blast on Sunday evening "People waiting at checkpoints and bear the heat during the waiting times, but they are going through the checkpoints operate fakes with not only games in the truth."
The demonstrators marched towards the family home Abadi object in the region and called him Balsarq, and accused him ofcausing the killing of the people of Karada.
Abbas Yassin, aged 45, says , "If he has a shred of dignity, he should immediately resign."
Abadi, has struggled politically weak, in order to implement political reforms Limited. It was not clear on what the government's plans will replace the counterfeit devices, but Abadi is the announcement that the US Rabsikan for the detection and inspection devices, on the way to Baghdad.
It remains to be seen Followers whether they eventually will witness the end to the use of these counterfeit devices or not. A spokesman for the Interior Ministry, said he expected that those devices would gradually withdraw after the orders issued bythe Prime Minister.
And at the checkpoint, al - Tamimi, said the police officer, said he hopes to reach non - counterfeit devices in order to protectthe people. He also explained that "many people were killed because of these plastic widget" .anthy (1)
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