Minister of Justice addressed a letter to the three presidencies after a request summons to Parliament
Wednesday, August 10 / August 2011 16:18
The Minister of Justice Hassan Shammari a letter to the three presidencies of the day before being summoned to the House of Representatives after a request made by the Parliamentary Commission on Human Rights against the backdrop of the events of Hilla prison reform.
Al-Shammari said in his letter: "The work of the parliamentary human rights complements the work of the ministry, and media escalation does not serve the interests of both parties, and that the disagreement that occurred was the result of the intersection in matters relating to regulatory instructions to visit prisons in the ministry."
"The doors of ministry open to all organizations and commissions humanitarian to visit the prisons of the Ministry and assess the conditions of the inmates, subject to compliance with regulations in force."
He pointed out that : "prior agreement with the Commission on Human Rights Parliamentary been the basis to facilitate their work compared to prior coordination in the event you wish to visit any of the prison reform, but the recent visit of members of the Committee to the prison of Babylon reform suddenly prevent the prison director of admission for not Asthsalhm approvals fundamentalism of the visit. "
He continued that : "The agreement with the head of the parliamentary human rights did not require obtaining a formal letter, but dial-up sponsor to take action visit" He called the parliamentary committee to "inquire of it before resorting to the escalation of the media to know the justification for the situation to prevent it."
He pointed Shammari that "prison director Hilla reform act in accordance with the instructions issued by the ministry to prevent any official or personal to enter the prison without prior authorization."
The Commission on Human Rights decided to call the Minister of Justice tomorrow against the backdrop of a delegation of the Committee to visit a prison reform Hilla / End - PO
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