The Iraqi justice system sentences seven French citizens accused of belonging to the "Islamic State" organization to prison.
On Tuesday, the Korach Criminal Court in Baghdad sentenced seven French citizens convicted of belonging to the Islamic State to life in prison, in the first verdicts handed down against a group of 47 French citizens who were transferred from Syria to Iraq last year and whose trials began last month. This ruling comes at a time when the Iraqi justice system is facing human rights criticism regarding the speed and procedures of the trial. It also sparks controversy over the fate of the detainees and their families between Baghdad and Paris.