Joint Syrian-Iraqi-Iranian Judicial Committee stress the need to strengthen cooperation in combating terrorism

The Joint Syrian-Iraqi-Iranian Judicial Committee stressed the importance of strengthening legal and judicial relations between the three countries, as well as strengthening cooperation in the field of combating terrorism in all its forms and prosecuting terrorist groups and organizations wherever they exist. This statement has been issued at the conclusion of the Committee’s work in a session held today at the Ministry of Justice building in Damascus.

In a statement, Chairman of the Court of Cassation and member of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Hassan Shash, head of the Syrian side of the committee, explained the importance of cooperation in filing the necessary lawsuits or filing complaints before foreign and international courts, and taking legal or judicial action against terrorist groups and organizations and the countries that support them, including the monitoring of the leaders and main elements of these groups and organizations that practice terrorism on the territories of the three countries or against their interests, prosecuting them, and carrying out the necessary coordination to include them on the terrorist lists approved by the United Nations.

For his part, the head of the Iraqi Judicial Supervision Authority, Judge Laith Jabr Hamza, indicated in a statement to reporters that cooperation between the three countries constitutes an important step in combating terrorism, continuing cooperation, exchanging information and experiences, and defending the rights of victims of terrorism before national and international courts, indicating that the next meeting will be in Baghdad, and will discuss what was agreed upon in Damascus, which will contribute to strengthening and consolidating the bonds of cooperation to draw a road map to combat terrorism in all its forms and types.

In a similar statement, the Deputy Head of the Iranian Judiciary for International Affairs Kazem Gharibabadi explained that it was agreed to form a joint working team in accordance with the regulations and laws of the three countries, in which experts and delegates from the three countries will participate to document and condemn terrorist crimes, especially those committed by the Zionist entity on the Syrian territories and the terrorist attack on the Iranian consulate in Damascus, which violates international law and the United Nations Charter, as it led to the martyrdom of many innocent citizens, including diplomats working in the Iranian consulate

The three countries also agreed to work to document terrorist crimes by the competent authorities in each country and on necessary judicial cooperation to confront economic terrorism that is practiced through unilateral coercive measures imposed by some countries against other countries and the theft of national wealth, such as oil, antiquities, wheat, etc., especially what is happening in Syrian territory.

The joint Syrian-Iraqi-Iranian judicial committee began its work yesterday with the aim of coordination to combat terrorism and exchange views on the files and issues related to the work of the Committee.