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Iraqi Kurdistan justice minister urges
Koreans to support KRG's judiciary
29.6.2007
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June
29, 2007
Erbil-Hewler, Kurdistan region (Iraq), --
Iraqi Kurdistan’s justice minister discussed with a
South Korean legal delegation on Thursday ways to
enhance mutual cooperation in legal affairs, urging
the Korean government to help improve the region's
judiciary.
A delegation from the Erbil-based South Korean
Military Zaytun (Olive) Division met with Justice
Minister Farouq Jameel in an attempt to become
acquainted with the Kurdistan region’s judicial
system, a source from the division, who refused to
have his name mentioned, said.
The delegation included high-ranking officers
specialized in legal affairs, who spoke about South
Korea's experiments in fighting corruption, the
source indicated, quoting the minister as saying,
"There have been serious attempts by the Kurdistan
Regional Government (KRG) to fight corruption."
According to the same source, the minister invited
South Korean legal experts to visit Kurdistan, give
lectures and encourage counterparts from the region
to join training courses in South Korea, to become
acquainted with the Korean judicial system.
Since 2004, South Korea has had a 1,200-troop
military division in Erbil, the capital city of
Iraq's Kurdistan region, among the U.S.-led
Multi-National Forces in Iraq. The troops were
reduced from 3,200 following a South Korean
parliamentary resolution.
A media director from Kurdistan’s justice ministry,
Karwan Muhammad Sino, said that the minister
explained to the delegation the criteria under which
judges are appointed, noting "A judiciary law is
expected to be passed by the Kurdistan Parliament
soon and a judicial institute will be set up in an
attempt to establish an integrated judicial system
in the region."
VOI
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