VP Hashemi: Human rights 'have not been respected' in security plan, decries focus on Sunnis

BAGHDAD, Iraq – Iraq's Sunni vice president said Monday the Baghdad security plan has so far failed to respect human rights and treat all groups equally, which he described as flaws that doomed the two major crackdowns in the capital last year...

During an interview in his Green Zone headquarters, al-Hashemi said he had not expected a marked improvement in security in the capital “simply because the requirements of the plan are not in place.”

“Up to now, legal procedures have not been observed,” he said. “The human rights of Iraqis have not been respected as they should be. In this regard, this plan is being implemented in the same way the previous ones were."

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