Farhan Jubouri
Farhan Mutlaq Saleh al-Jubouri (Arabic فرحان مطلك صالح الجبوري) was an Iraqi intelligence officer who served as the head of General Military Intelligence in Northern Iraq during the al-Anfal campaign.[1] He was born in the 1940s.
Military career
He served as Head of General Military Intelligence in Northern Iraq during the al-Anfal campaign [1] which Sweden, Norway and the United Kingdom have officially recognize as genocide.[2] He attained the rank of Maj. General.[3]
Iraqi Special Tribunal
Following the 2003 Invasion of Iraq Jubouri was charged by the Iraqi Special Tribunal for war crimes and crimes against humanity committed during the al-Anfal campaign. According to Bassem Mroue writing in the Washington post 29 January 2007, Jubouri is rerecorded as saying "People hear that Fahran al-Jubouri ordered executions, that villages were destroyed and that he was behind mass graves. My reputation is ruined. I am innocent of all charges against me,"[4] The trial concluded on 24 March 2007, with Jubouri being found guilty and being given a life sentence. Jubouri appealed his sentence, although it was confirmed in a subsequent verdict.[1]
Jubouri was a defence witness for Ali Hassan al-Majid, also known as "Chemical Ali"[4]
Death
Jubouri died in Al- Kadhimiya prison[3] in Baghdad on 28 March 2013 at the age of 68. However some reports place his death on the 26 March[3] Jubouri had been suffering from a chronic illness. He was buried on 1 April in his hometown of Qayyarah in Nineveh Province.[5]
References
- 1 2 3 http://www.trial-ch.org/en/resources/trial-watch/trial-watch/profiles/profile/582/action/show/controller/Profile/tab/legal-procedure.html
- ↑ "British Parliament officially recognizes 'Kurdish Genocide'". Hurriyet Daily News. 1 March 2013. Retrieved 2013-08-31.
- 1 2 3 http://ekurd.net/mismas/articles/misc2013/4/kurdlocal1232.htm
- 1 2 http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/29/AR2007012901018_pf.html
- ↑ http://www.algardenia.com/alachbar/qosqsah/3735-2013-03-31-08-11-50.html