One of Iraq's leading judicial champions of the rule of law has been sacked, fueling concerns the US-backed government is adopting strong-arm tactics reminiscent of the old regime in its war against insurgents.
The central criminal court's chief investigating magistrate,
Zuhair al-Maliky, said the authorities had given him no reason for his dismissal, which came after repeated clashes with state security agencies over arbitrary arrests and other suspected abuses.
But the judge insisted he was unrepentant about his crusade for due process by the security services.
"Nobody is above the law," he told AFP.
Iraq Net articleThe central criminal court's chief investigating magistrate,
Zuhair al-Maliky, said the authorities had given him no reason for his dismissal, which came after repeated clashes with state security agencies over arbitrary arrests and other suspected abuses.
But the judge insisted he was unrepentant about his crusade for due process by the security services.
"Nobody is above the law," he told AFP.
Well, no matter how often we say that, it's not true.
Don't these people understand we are offering them American style democracy and freedom?
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