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IRAQ: THREE HANGED ON ‘TERRORISM’ CHARGES
December 14, 2021: Iraq on 14 December 2021 hanged three men convicted of “terrorism” offenses in a prison in the city of Nasiriyah in the mainly Shiite Muslim south, two security sources told AFP.
One of those executed was found guilty of involvement in a summer 2013 car bombing in Nasiriyah, one of the sources said. A second was convicted for his part in a similar attack in Karbala province further north, the source added.
The three executions bring the number of those put to death this year to 17, according to an AFP tally.
All were executed in Nasiriyah prison. (Source: Afp, 14/12/2021)
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