Iraq's top judicial authority blames security failure for assassination of judge in Maysan
The assassination comes as the province is experiencing a security crisis due to tribal conflicts and political instability.
ERBIL (Kurdistan 24) – The Iraqi judicial authority said in a statement on Sunday that the failure of the security forces in the southern Maysan province is likely to blame for the assassination of an anti-narcotics judge.
Shooters attacked Judge Ahmed Faisal al-Sa'di on Saturday while he was on his way towards his home in Maysan's capital city Amara, on the border with Iran, a police source told AFP.
The judge was shot 15 times with an AK-47, the security sources said.
According to preliminary investigations, there has been a "deliberate negligence" in taking measures by the security forces to protect the province and its citizens, the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement on Sunday, calling the prime minister to review the security apparatus.
The assassination comes as the province is experiencing a security crisis due to tribal conflicts and political instability.
The Iraqi forces regularly announce the confiscation of large amounts of narcotics and arrests of drug dealers.
The Iraqi Interior Ministry ranks Maysan and Basra, both neighboring Iran, as the "leading southern provinces in terms of trafficking and consumption".
