Army deserters to be executed (Iraq)

Source: Azzaman

Iraqi soldiers who desert their units now face execution, according to a decree by the country’s Presidential Council.The offense is the latest of nearly 200 others convicted Iraqis are to be punished with death penalty.The penalties are also applicable to the cadets of military academies in the country.Turning desertion into an offense punishable by death comes amid mounting criticism from human rights groups that Iraq has become one of the world’s highest users of death penalty.

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