Iraqi Foreign Ministry: Attempting to influence the judiciary is a violation of the most important components of the state entity

Baghdad: The Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirmed that attempting to influence the judiciary is a violation of the most important components of the state entity. The Ministry stated in a statement that it: followed the statements and directives of US Congressman Mike Waltz towards the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, stressing its complete rejection of what was mentioned in these statements as an attack on the person of the Chairman of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faiq Zaidan, and the basic rights of the Iraqi state, in which the judiciary represents the primary guarantor of rights and freedoms. The Ministry considered these statements a blatant interference in Iraqi internal affairs, stressing that the attempt to influence the judiciary is a violation of the most important components of the state entity, which is responsible for achieving justice, equality, and stability of the country. It continued: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs regrets the attempts to involve Congress in such issues, because they constitute interference in the sovereignty of countries and their judicial systems. Source: National Iraqi News Agency