An Iraqi businessman facing corruption-related charges arbitrarily detained and tortured
Timeline
December 11, 2023: Abdul Hadi is acquitted of all charges by the Court of Appeal.
July 30, 2025: The Karkh Criminal Court of Appeal convicts two of the individuals responsible for committing acts of torture against Abdul Hadi under article 333 of the Iraqi Penal Code. Both are sentenced to two years of imprisonment.
August 28, 2023: The WGAD adopts an Opinion stating that Abdul Hadi’s detention is arbitrary.
March 9, 2023: Abdul Hadi is released after completing the term of his sentence.
March 7, 2023: MENA Rights Group seizes the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention (WGAD).
January 2023: Abdul Hadi’s lawyer appeals the sentence, and the case is still pending.
December 5, 2022: After a retrial, Abdul Hadi is sentenced by the Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court to one year and 9 months’ imprisonment with a fine of ten million Iraqi Dinars.
March 2, 2022: The Federal Court announces the dissolution of Committee No. 29.
February 2021: Abdul Hadi’s lawyer successfully submits a request for a retrial to the Supreme Judicial Council.
January 24, 2021: Abdul Hadi is sentenced by the Central Criminal Court of Anti-Corruption to four years’ imprisonment.
October 28, 2020: Abdul Hadi’s family and his lawyers are able to see him.
September 17, 2020: Abdul Hadi is arrested at Baghdad International Airport.