Iraqi Judiciary Releases January Figures on Implementation of General Amnesty Law

The council's media office

The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council building

The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council has announced new statistics detailing the implementation of the amended General Amnesty Law No. 27 of 2016 for the month of January.

In a statement received by PUKMEDIA, the Council said that 41,364 individuals were released from prisons and detention facilities under the General Amnesty Law during the reporting period.

According to the statement, the total number of people covered by the amnesty reached 166,283. This figure includes defendants subject to arrest warrants or judicial summonses, individuals released on bail, and those convicted in absentia.

The Council also provided figures on recovered public funds linked to cases covered by the amnesty. It reported that a total of 87,416,572,075 Iraqi dinars was recovered, alongside $34,387,058.44 in US currency.

The amended Amnesty Law is part of broader judicial and legal reforms aimed at easing prison overcrowding, addressing outstanding legal cases, and recovering public funds, while ensuring that the law is applied in accordance with judicial procedures and safeguards.



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