Seven Years in Prison for Two Women in Baghdad on Human Trafficking Charges

The Karkh Criminal Court in the Iraqi capital Baghdad issued a seven-year prison sentence against two women after they were convicted of human trafficking in a case that caused widespread societal shock.

The Supreme Judicial Council stated in a statement that one of the convicted women, who is the mother of the victim, collaborated with another woman to sell her underage daughter for 20 million Iraqi dinars (about 15 thousand dollars) in one of Baghdad's areas.

The statement clarified that the ruling was based on the provisions of the Anti-Human Trafficking Law and the Iraqi Penal Code.

This case highlights the ongoing challenges faced by Iraqi authorities in combating human trafficking crimes and emphasizes the judiciary's commitment to applying deterrent penalties against those involved in such crimes that violate human and moral values.