Baghdad-INA
The President of the Supreme Judicial Council(SJC), Judge Faiq Zidan, met today, Wednesday, with the Minister of Environment, Sarwa Abdul Wahid, to discuss holding accountable those responsible for negligence and shortcomings that caused environmental damage.
The Supreme Judicial Council stated in a press release received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA) that "the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, received the Minister of Environment, Sarwa Abdul Wahid, and during the meeting, congratulated her on assuming her new position."
According to the statement, the meeting discussed "the procedures of the judiciary in holding the top executive official in the government facility accountable for negligence and dereliction of duty causing environmental damage, as well as obligating entities polluting the environment, whether official or unofficial, to remove the pollution and compensate for the damages caused to citizens or the surrounding environment in accordance with applicable laws."
