An Iraqi court issued a death sentence against a former policeman for convicting him of the assassination of researcher Hisham al-Hashemi in July 2020 near his home in Baghdad, according to an official statement, on Sunday, in a case that sparked condemnation in Iraq and abroad.
A statement issued by the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council stated that “the Rusafa Criminal Court issued its death sentence against Ahmed Hamdawi Awaid for the murder of security expert Hisham al-Hashemi.”
The convict can appeal this ruling, as confirmed to AFP by a judicial source who preferred not to reveal his identity.
What are the details of the case of the assassination of Hisham al-Hashemi?
- Al-Hashemi was assassinated in July 2020, in front of his house in the area Ziona In the capital, Baghdad, when gunmen riding a motorcycle showered him with bullets and killed him.
- The Iraqi popular circles at the time, as well as the Arab ones, were abuzz with this incident, especially since Al-Hashemi is widely known for his security analyzes and his experience in Iraqi affairs.
- A year after the assassination of Al-Hashemi, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced the arrest of the main suspect in the crime, an officer in the Ministry of Interior, Ahmed Awaid Al-Kinani, while state television broadcast his full confessions and details of the assassination of Al-Hashemi.
- Al-Kinani’s trial began in 2021.
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2023-05-07 10:59:03
