Ahmed al-Alwani
Ahmed al-Alwani | |
|---|---|
أحمد العلواني | |
| Member of the Council of Representatives of Iraq | |
| Constituency | Anbar Governorate |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | White Iraqiya Bloc |
| Occupation | Politician Engineer |
Ahmed al-Alwani (Arabic: أحمد العلواني) is an Iraqi politician and legislator in the Council of Representatives who served as a member of the Al Anbar Governorate council for the factional Iraqiya list.[1] A major Sunni voice during the protests against the government of Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki,[2] he shot to fame after Iraqi security forces stormed his house in Ramadi in December 2013,[3][4] an assault that killed several of his relatives and guards.[5] He was then arrested on suspicion of terrorism, and a death sentence was issued against him in 2014,[6][7][8] a decision which led intergovernmental organisations such as the Inter-Parliamentary Union to express concern for his lengthy detention and allegations of violations of due process.[9] He was released in April 2025 after more than a decade in confinement when Iraq's Federal Court of Cassation overturned his conviction.[10][11]
References
- ^ "Iraq: Reports of former MP being released under general amnesty". Asharq-Al-Awsat.
- ^ "Iraq: UN Calls for the Release of Parliamentarian Al Alwani and Denounces Political Suppression of Criticism | Alkarama". www.alkarama.org. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "اعتقال النائب العراقي المعارض أحمد العلواني ومقتل شقيقه في اشتباك مع قوات الأمن". فرانس 24 / France 24 (in Arabic). 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "Iraq MP Ahmed al-Alwani arrested in deadly Ramadi raid". BBC News. 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ Staff (2013-12-28). "Six Iraqis killed during arrest of Sunni protest leader". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "بعد نحو 12 عامًا.. السلطات العراقية تطلق سراح النائب السابق عن الأنبار أحمد العلواني". قناة عدن المستقلة AIC HDTV (in Arabic). 2025-04-22. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "محكمة عراقية تقضي بإعدام نائب الأنبار أحمد العلواني". الجزيرة نت (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ alnoaimi, ameer (2025-04-20). "عاجل| هل أُطلق سراح احمد العلواني؟ - Observer Iraq" (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "IPU welcomes the release of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani". Inter-Parliamentary Union. 2025-10-19. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "إطلاق سراح النائب الاسبق أحمد العلواني » وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية". وكالة بغداد اليوم الاخبارية. Retrieved 2025-09-22.
- ^ "بعد سجن 10 سنوات.. الإفراج عن النائب الأسبق أحمد العلواني". شفق نيوز (in Arabic). Retrieved 2025-09-22.