The Iraqi National Security Agency announced that the competent court issued a death sentence against a defendant who previously served as a security officer in a notorious prison, for his involvement in grave crimes against Iraqi detainees during the Anfal campaigns. The agency had managed to arrest the defendant after several months of intelligence efforts, despite his family's attempts to mislead security agencies by claiming he was dead. The defendant gave explicit confessions regarding acts of torture, starvation of detainees, and participation in liquidation operations. The court based its verdict on the defendant's confessions, victim testimonies, and available evidence in the case file. The National Security Agency affirmed that this ruling comes within the framework of state efforts to hold accountable those involved in crimes committed against Iraqis during the former era.