Iraq PM publicly rebukes UN Sec at conference over death sentences

BAGHDAD (AFP) – Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on Monday publicly rebuked UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon’s call for the country to halt executions while standing beside him at a joint news conference. Despite widespread calls for a moratorium due to major problems with the country’s criminal justice system, Iraq executed at least 169 people […]



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