Integrity: the amnesty law covered all crimes of corruption and did not require recovery of public

Integrity: the amnesty law covered all crimes of corruption and did not require recovery of public money

BAGHDAD / JD / .. Integrity Commission announced its rejection of the amnesty law and therefore benefitting from all the corruption crimes and did not require recovery of public money, as pointed out that the inclusion of these crimes law will generate the audacity corrupt.
The authority said in a statement received / JD / copy of it: Affirming the COI commitment to the principle of separation of powers and observance of the legislative competence of the distinguished House of Representatives, they - and after the study to the subject of the inclusion of (some or most of) corruption crimes provisions of the draft general amnesty law - had concluded rejected the inclusion of crimes of corruption to the provisions of this law.
She said the body into the causes of rejection of this law: The inclusion of (some or most of) corruption crimes amnesty law is a waste of effort painstaking and persistent efforts by the national regulatory agencies in the fight against corruption, and perhaps lead to get the despair and frustration among the relevant field of the fight against corruption; because the issues that they made the strenuous efforts and for several years has been the release of the perpetrators.
She added that the inclusion of these crimes amnesty law will generate the audacity to repeat the corrupt overtaking on public funds and committing crimes of corruption; knowing the existence of an ongoing intentions lead to a buyout amnesty law.
She noted that the amnesty laws are based on the legislative philosophy stems from the public interest conditions of the community, and here we do not find any wisdom or philosophy justify intercalation of corruption crimes in the amnesty law in the current circumstances, since the situation is going through Iraqi society and needs calls for the fight against corruption as a priority priorities of the community, and the release of (some or most of) the perpetrators of crimes of corruption will serve as a fatal blow to the aspirations of the community, and in vain, for each claim to fight corruption votes.
He said: that every country in the world that have passed similar circumstances to envelop Iraq quo growing phenomenon of corruption has taken strict measures against this phenomenon represented inflicting maximum penalties against perpetrators of corruption and its emphasis crimes until you reach in the laws of some countries to the death penalty, and not to resort to amnesties for perpetrators these crimes.
She noted that what is stated in certain paragraphs of the draft general amnesty law for the inclusion of crimes of corruption by its provisions with the exception of crimes (embezzlement and theft of state funds) is included trials amnesty only after the recovery of public money, could be discussed by saying that the law has been included - in the proposed amendment to this paragraph - all crimes of corruption amnesty did not require recovery of public money, it has stipulated to recover public money in those crimes only, on the one hand, and on the other hand, the idea of ​​recovery of public money can be discussed through the need to search in the new legal mechanisms to ensure the recovery of public money from convicts of crimes of corruption without resorting to a general amnesty.
It showed that the inclusion of crimes of corruption amnesty would be a negative indicator of Iraq's international reputation and its efforts in the fight against corruption, particularly with regard to assessment of the situation in Iraq internationally in terms of the effectiveness of internal legislation in the fight against corruption.
She stressed that the rationale for these legal and social causes of the body - and as it comes out - rejects the idea of ​​the inclusion of crimes of corruption of the amnesty law, and that the final say in that it is up to the Council of the distinguished 


 [You must be registered and logged in to see this link.]