The EU therefore urges the Government of Iraq to resume the de facto suspension of the execution of death penalty, which had been observed in Iraq since August 2007, pending legal abolition.
Seetõttu kutsub EL Iraagi valitsust tungivalt üles taastama kuni surmanuhtluse seadusjärgse kaotamiseni selle kasutamise de facto peatamine, mida järgiti Iraagis alates 2007. aasta augustist.