9/21/2015
BAGHDAD / Obelisk: the House of Representatives is considering passing a law regulating the work of security companies that are widely active in Baghdad and Basra for the protection of political figures and the headquarters of the party as well as secure the embassies and diplomatic missions and foreign companies.
And the private security sector rebounded in 2003 after a contract with international organizations with foreign security companies to provide protection to her and the movement of employees across the country.
Western reports and talking about the presence of at least 310 private security companies had received contracts from agencies of the United States to protect Iraqi and US officials, installations, and processions, and entities, and other entities in Iraq since 2003.
The reports estimated the presence of 180 000 foreign contractor in Iraq, until late 2007, including 25 and 30 thousand security contractor, and that half of them working for the US government.
The work of these companies fell after the massacre committed by the company (Blackwater) American right of 17 Iraqis in central Baghdad in 2007.
Activity fell security companies, especially foreign ones, after the assignment of follow-up of the Ministry of Interior and National Security file, despite the continuation of its work in accordance with Order No. 17 of 2004, issued by the Coalition Provisional Authority.
According to official forecasts that there are about 70 private security firm, Iraqi and foreign, holds a variety of tasks in a number of governorates of Iraq.
And the voice of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, the end of January, the validity of the Iraqi law on private security companies and the law of private security companies law in principle.
He said the defense, told the (range), that "the House of Representatives is determined to legislation the law of private security companies in order to adjust the rhythm of the movement of these companies and arrange technical and legal conditions and linked to the Ministry of Interior."
And confirms a member of the Integrity Committee that "the adoption of this law will help security authorities to find out all security breaches that may be involved by these companies."
The MP Taha defense that "the conditions experienced by Iraq, after control Daash a number of cities, made it difficult to think about the privatization of security in the current period," but he also said that "in the event of a security stability it is possible to go to the privatization of security".
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