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| One arrested in Kirkuk for ‘glorifying’ Saddam Hussein |
| 2023-12-23 |
| [Rudaw] One person was arrested in Kirkuk on the charge of glorifying former dictator Saddam Hussein while celebrating provincial elections earlier this week, the Iraqi National Security Service announced on Friday. In a separate case, ten people were sentenced to jail time for links with the outlawed Baathist party. Video of a group of men chanting slogans praising Hussein near the Kirkuk governor’s office earlier this week went viral on social media, drawing the ire of many. In the footage, one of the men is seen showing his mobile phone to others, with the former dictator’s photo on the screen. They were celebrating the results of Monday’s provincial elections. The man with the mobile phone was arrested for "glorifying the tyrant and raising his photo along with a group of other people," the Iraqi National Security Service said in a statement. "In the same regard, the Kirkuk Criminal Court issued a five-year prison sentence for ten members of a network that our detachments in Kirkuk Governorate arrested earlier. They belong to the banned Baath Party and are working to promote it on social media platforms. Through the course of the investigation, they admitted their membership in the banned party," read the statement. |
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