Iraq Wants ‘Payback’ From Islamic State Foreign Fighters
Iraqi lawmakers are demanding members of the Islamic State terror group pay for their crimes, and not just with prison terms or the death penalty. The speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives said Friday that Iraqis should be compensated monetarily, as well. "The Iraqi parliament will formally demand all countries whose citizens have either committed […]Jeff Seldin writes for Voice of America:
Iraqi lawmakers are demanding members of the Islamic State terror group pay for their crimes, and not just with prison terms or the death penalty.
The speaker of Iraq's Council of Representatives said Friday that Iraqis should be compensated monetarily, as well.
"The Iraqi parliament will formally demand all countries whose citizens have either committed crimes inside Iraq [or] brought damage and harm to the Iraqi people ... bring those criminals to justice and compensate Iraq for the crimes they did to Iraq and the Iraqi people," Mohammed al-Halbousi told reporters following a speech in Washington.
