The Prime Minister, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani, chaired today, Thursday, an important security meeting at the joint operations headquarters, in the presence of the Minister of Interior and senior security leaders.
During the meeting, according to a statement by Al-Sudani office, the overall security developments in the country were followed up.
The meeting also witnessed the discussion of the issue of the escape of the former Sunni Endowment head, Saad Kambash, who had been convicted. Following this incident and based on the report on the details of the escape, the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces decided to dismiss the Commander of the Special Division, Lieutenant General Hamid Al-Zuhairi. This is due to the weakness of the procedures taken in this regard. He also directed that all defaulters be held accountable and legally punished, and that the performance of the security services be re-evaluated.
Al-Sudani directed the closure of the detention center at the Karrada Maryam police station inside the Green Zone, which witnessed the crime of escape, and the transfer of the convicts to the prisons of the Ministry of Justice, and the placement of the senior corrupt detainees in other detention centers like other wanted persons, and the abolition of any privacy in dealing with them as was usual, stressing :”The crime is one, it cannot be divided or classified according to position and influence.”
The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces said that at a time when our security services are achieving great victories in various regions and military sectors, chasing and killing ISIS terrorists, pursuing drug dealers and smugglers, and attacking their hideouts, this major security breach occurs inside the Green Zone, as a result of a defect and negligence in the performance of duty or complicity, all of which we will not allow, by re-evaluating the level of security performance, and holding the accomplices legally accountable, whatever their position and position, as the rule of law is above all.”
In the context of the meeting, he instructed all security services to review the plans set for the blessed Eid Al-Fitr holiday, and to be on standby in order to provide a safe environment for the families celebrating the holiday, and to achieve smooth traffic in the streets.
Al-Sudani also stressed the need to review the approved plans in some areas that witness clan conflicts that threaten the security of citizens and disturb security in those areas.
Source: National Iraqi News Agency
