The Head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, confirmed today, Saturday: “The complete independence of the judiciary is the basic guarantee for preserving the law.”

Zaidan said, in a speech during the emergency office meeting of the Arab Lawyers Union in Baghdad: “The judiciary, before 2003, was part of the Executive Authority, given that the Minister of Justice is the one who runs the judiciary, as we witnessed in that era many practices that made the judiciary lose its independence,” stressing “The complete independence of the judiciary is the basic guarantee for maintaining the law.”

He added, "After changing the political system in 2003, and voting on the constitution in 2005, the judiciary became an independent authority from the legislative and executive authorities," stressing: "This independence is real and on the ground."

Source: National Iraqi News Agency