Shafaq News- Dhi Qar
Iraq’s National Security Service(INSS) captured a man accused of promoting the outlawed Baath Party in Dhi Qarprovince, a security source told Shafaq News on Thursday.
The detainee, in his twenties, wastaken into custody in Suq al-Shuyukh district, south of the province, after anarrest warrant was issued against him under Article 9 of Law No. 32 of 2016.
The Baath Party, which ruled Iraqunder Saddam Hussein until the US-led invasion in 2003, was officially outlawedunder the 2005 Iraqi Constitution. The Baath Party Ban Law was later enacted tocriminalize any form of promotion or glorification of the party.
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