A statement released by Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said: “The Rusafa Criminal Court has issued its death sentence against Ahmed Hamdawi Awaid for the murder of security expert Hisham al-Hashemi.”
The convicted person can appeal this decision, as confirmed to AFP by a judicial source who preferred not to reveal his identity.
What are the details of the Hisham al-Hashemi assassination case?
Al-Hashemi was assassinated in July 2020, outside his house in the Zayouna neighborhood of the capital, Baghdad, when gunmen on motorbikes covered him with bullets, killing him. Popular Iraqi circles at the time, but also Arab ones, were in turmoil over this incident, especially since Al-Hashemi is widely known for his security analyzes and his experience in Iraqi affairs. A year after Al-Hashemi’s assassination, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi announced the arrest of the main suspect in the crime, an officer of the Ministry of Interior, Ahmed Awaid Al-Kinani, while the television of state released his full confession and details. of the assassination of Al-Hashemi. Al-Kinani’s trial began in 2021.
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