Iraq: Seven Iraqi “terrorists” executed

“The Ministry of Justice carried out death sentence against 7 convicted of terrorism in accordance with Article 4 after the acquisition of their judgments its final degree and the endorsement of the presidency,” The ministry’s spokesman, Haidar al-Saadi said in a statement received by “Shafaq News “.

He added that the convicted with death sentence against are Iraqis and were executed in two groups during the past two days.

Amnesty International said that using the death penalty in Iraq reached its highest level since the overthrow of former President Saddam Hussein in 2003.

Iraq has been ranked the third in the world in executions, according to reports of human rights organizations involved in fight against death penalty.