Completion of the draft Law on the Protection of Antiquities
The time on Sunday, 07 April / April 2013 11:52
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Baghdad / Orr News
Accomplished Commission of Tourism and Antiquities parliamentary Sunday, the initial draft of the relics protection law after it was lifted death sentences to life imprisonment.Committee Chairman Bakr flesh friend "sent a preliminary draft of the Committee and relics protection law will be read during the next week."
He added that "the Commission hired more than 15 international experts to help us in drafting the law and previous addresses gaps." The flesh that "the Commission has imposed substantial financial penalties and prison sentences of up to 15 years on antiquities smugglers in the new law." The government says that there is a need to tighten sanctions against antiquities smugglers in order to preserve it. But the government's position that conflicts with the views of the international organizations concerned with human rights, which refers to the need not to include the death penalty in law relics protection. Launched the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities last December a bill to combat the smuggling of antiquities in coordination with the ministries of interior, defense and intelligence national.
The Committee proceeded with the agreement of international and local organizations counted archaeological sites open and protected. It is difficult for the Ministry of Tourism to provide security protection for archaeological sites that are far from urban centers because lack Mlakatha, as the Ministry has already called for the introduction of 13 thousand degrees and careers in relics protection elements since last year.
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The time on Sunday, 07 April / April 2013 11:52
Written by: Uragency-admin | |
Baghdad / Orr News
Accomplished Commission of Tourism and Antiquities parliamentary Sunday, the initial draft of the relics protection law after it was lifted death sentences to life imprisonment.Committee Chairman Bakr flesh friend "sent a preliminary draft of the Committee and relics protection law will be read during the next week."
He added that "the Commission hired more than 15 international experts to help us in drafting the law and previous addresses gaps." The flesh that "the Commission has imposed substantial financial penalties and prison sentences of up to 15 years on antiquities smugglers in the new law." The government says that there is a need to tighten sanctions against antiquities smugglers in order to preserve it. But the government's position that conflicts with the views of the international organizations concerned with human rights, which refers to the need not to include the death penalty in law relics protection. Launched the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities last December a bill to combat the smuggling of antiquities in coordination with the ministries of interior, defense and intelligence national.
The Committee proceeded with the agreement of international and local organizations counted archaeological sites open and protected. It is difficult for the Ministry of Tourism to provide security protection for archaeological sites that are far from urban centers because lack Mlakatha, as the Ministry has already called for the introduction of 13 thousand degrees and careers in relics protection elements since last year.
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