Around 6,000 ISIS members under trial in Iraq
The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council announced that investigations into 5,704 detained ISIS members had been completed and that the trial process had begun. A statement from the Karkh Investigation Court said that the investigation had been launched in February and had now been completed.
According to a statement by the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, the members whose interrogations had been completed are citizens of 67 different countries. Among the detainees are 3,497 Syrians and 474 Iraqis, as well as individuals from 19 European countries, 16 Arab countries, and 32 other countries. A number of senior ISIS members who operated in the group’s military, security, and media wings were also identified.
The investigation also reportedly identified six key ISIS figures who were directly involved in the abduction, transfer, sale, and enslavement of Yazidi women. These members were said to have played a direct role in the serious crimes committed by ISIS.
The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council announced that two Finnish citizens, one U.S. citizen, and seven Iraqis against whom no evidence of criminal activity had been found were released.
The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council stated that all legal rights and safeguards of the detainees were being provided during the trial process. It noted that measures including the appointment of lawyers for detainees, medical examinations, and allowing the International Committee of the Red Cross and diplomatic representatives to visit detainees had been implemented.