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President's office denies that President Talabani suspended death sentence against one of the Arab countries prisoners
07:39:03 / 11/2012
Khandan - office denied President Jalal Talabani, to clarify the gain of the media to a parliamentary Iraqis saying that the president suspended the death sentence against prisoners of citizens one Arab countries, calling each of the issued or published statements have repercussions legal and political to be aware of the provisions of the Constitution and legislation in order to avoid misleading the public opinion at home and abroad.
The following is the text of clarification:
Media quoted an Iraqi parliamentarian as saying that the President of the Republic "suspended death sentence" against prisoners of citizens of one brotherly Arab countries.
That such a statement, if accurate transfer, shows a lack of knowledge of the Iraqi constitution, which provides for an independent judiciary and respect for its resolutions, does not grant any of its provisions the president the exclusive right to stop the executions. Article 72 / I of the Constitution provides that the president issued a special pardon on the recommendation of the Prime Minister with the exception of those concerning the private right and convicted of committing international crimes, terrorism and financial and administrative corruption.
And was worth all of the issued or published statements the effects of legal and political to be aware of the provisions of the Constitution and legislation in order to avoid the pitfalls of slippage and wrong, and to avoid misleading the public opinion at home and abroad.
Office of the President
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07:39:03 / 11/2012
Khandan - office denied President Jalal Talabani, to clarify the gain of the media to a parliamentary Iraqis saying that the president suspended the death sentence against prisoners of citizens one Arab countries, calling each of the issued or published statements have repercussions legal and political to be aware of the provisions of the Constitution and legislation in order to avoid misleading the public opinion at home and abroad.
The following is the text of clarification:
Media quoted an Iraqi parliamentarian as saying that the President of the Republic "suspended death sentence" against prisoners of citizens of one brotherly Arab countries.
That such a statement, if accurate transfer, shows a lack of knowledge of the Iraqi constitution, which provides for an independent judiciary and respect for its resolutions, does not grant any of its provisions the president the exclusive right to stop the executions. Article 72 / I of the Constitution provides that the president issued a special pardon on the recommendation of the Prime Minister with the exception of those concerning the private right and convicted of committing international crimes, terrorism and financial and administrative corruption.
And was worth all of the issued or published statements the effects of legal and political to be aware of the provisions of the Constitution and legislation in order to avoid the pitfalls of slippage and wrong, and to avoid misleading the public opinion at home and abroad.
Office of the President
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