Baghdad: The Supreme Judicial Council hosted a meeting presided over by the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zidan, regarding foreign convicts transferred from Syria to Iraq.

According to Iraqi News Agency, the meeting was attended by key officials including the Minister of Justice, Khalid Shwani; the Director of the Office of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, General Abdul Amir Al-Shammari; the Head of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service, Hamid Al-Shatri; the Head of the National Security Service, Basim Al-Badri; the National Security Advisor, Qasim Al-Aboudi; the Head of the Counter-Terrorism Service, Lieutenant General Zaid Hoshi; and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Multilateral and Legal Affairs, Ambassador Shorish Khalid. Additionally, the chief of the Public Prosecution, Adel Khudair; the Head of the Judicial Supervision Authority, Judge Laith Jabr; and the first Judge of the Karkh First Investigation Court, Judge Ali Hussein Jafat, were present.

The meeting focused on developing a unified Iraqi vision regarding foreign detainees and convicts transferred from Syria to Iraq. This follows the completion of the investigation and interrogation phase by the Karkh First Investigation Court and the transition to the trial phase.

The meeting concluded with a unified stance representing the Iraqi state on managing these convicts and detainees. Their cases will be addressed individually based on bilateral agreements and understandings between Iraq and the countries of origin, as well as Iraqi laws and the principle of reciprocity. It was also agreed that the National Center for International Judicial Cooperation would handle any initiatives or proposals submitted by those countries or international organizations concerning aid and assistance to Iraq related to this issue.