The Ministry of Justice in Iraq Assigns a Committees to Return Properties and Lands to Their Original Owners

January 30, 2022

Summary

Following the publication of “Organized Expropriation of Christian Real Estate in Iraq Through Forgery and the Use of Force” investigation by journalist Assaad Zalzali, the Ministry of Justice in Iraq announced that it will assign committees to return properties and lands to their original owners upon providing documents proving their ownership.

Country:

Iraq

Date:

January 2022

Details

On January 16, 2022 Following the publication of “Organized Expropriation of Christian Real Estate in Iraq Through Forgery and the Use of Force” investigation by journalist Assaad Zalzali, the Ministry of Justice in Iraq announced that it will assign committees to return properties and lands to their original owners upon providing documents proving their ownership. On January 26, the real estates’ department in the ministry of finance announced that it established a hotline to report any legal and administrative violations or blackmailing citizens may encounter to limit the number of these violations.

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