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English: The body of Manadel al-Jamadi, dubbed the "Iceman", wrapped in cellophane and packed in ice, believed to have been taken at Abu Ghraib prison near Baghdad, Iraq. Manadel was tortured and died in US custody on 4 November 2003. U.S. Army/Criminal Investigation Command (CID). Seized by the U.S. Government.
The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq [a] (FSC) is the independent judicial body of Iraq that interprets the constitution and determines the constitutionality of laws and regulations. It settles disputes among or between the federal government and the regions and governorates , municipalities, and local administrations, and settles accusations ...
The Hooded Man (or The Man on the Box) [1] is an image showing a prisoner at Abu Ghraib prison with wires attached to his fingers, standing on a box with a covered head. The photo has been portrayed as an iconic photograph of the Iraq War, [1] "the defining image of the scandal" [2] [3] and "symbol of the torture at Abu Ghraib". [4]
By Sinan Salaheddin and Qassim Abdul-Zahra BAGHDAD (AP) -- Iraqi officials discovered 50 bodies, many of them blindfolded and with their hands bound, in an agricultural area outside a city south ...
The pictures [from] Abu Ghraib represented a setback for America's efforts in Iraq. Simultaneously undermining U.S. domestic confidence in the way in which America was operating, and creating or reinforcing negative perceptions worldwide of American values, it fueled violence". [116]
The Supreme Judicial Council manages and supervises the affairs of the federal judiciary. [1]: Article 91 It oversees the affairs of the various judicial committees, [1]: Article 90 nominates the Chief Justice and members of the Court of Cassation, the Chief Public Prosecutor, and the Chief Justice of the Judiciary Oversight Commission, and drafts the budget of the judiciary. [1]:
The Nisour Square massacre occurred on September 16, 2007, when employees of Blackwater Security Consulting (now Constellis), a private military company contracted by the United States government to provide security services in Iraq, shot at Iraqi civilians, killing 17 and injuring 20 in Nisour Square, Baghdad, while escorting a U.S. embassy convoy.
The federal judiciary is composed of the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, the Supreme Court, the Court of Cassation, the Public Prosecution Department, the Judiciary Oversight Commission, and other federal courts that are regulated by law. [17] One such court is the Central Criminal Court.