IRAQ: THREE CONVICTED OF ‘TERRORISM’ HANGED

January 27, 2021:

Three Iraqis convicted of “terrorism” were hanged on 25 January 2021, a security source said, days after a deadly double suicide attack in a crowded Baghdad marketplace.
“Three people convicted under Article 4 of the anti-terror law were executed on 25 January at the Nasiriyah central prison,” the source told AFP on condition of anonymity.
The reported hangings came after rights groups warned Iraq may authorize a spree of such executions in a show of strength following the bombings on 21 January that killed at least 32 people and were claimed by the Islamic State group.
On 24 January, an official from Iraq’s presidency had told AFP more than 340 execution orders “for terrorism or criminal acts” were ready to be carried out. 
“We are continuing to sign off on more,” said the official, speaking on condition of anonymity.