Leaders break ground on Husseiniya courthouse

Photo By Sgt. Matthew Wester | Imam Takani (center) and Sheik Mohan Al Amiri (right) discuss construction of a courthouse in Huseiniya, Iraq on Oct. 1. Mohan sees the courthouse as a resource for the surrounding area as well as Husseiniya. "We hope that we'll reach the other areas too, because the other areas need this, " Mohan said.  

HUSSEINIYA, IRAQ

10.11.2005

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3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Armored Division Public Affairs

Spc. Matthew Wester
3/1 AD PAO

HUSSEINIYA, Iraq -- Local residents and leaders gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony for a new courthouse Oct. 2.

A crowd gathered around a square marked off by stakes and ribbon as Sheik Mohan Al Amiri and Judge Abdul Hussain Jabar Mohamed dug into the earth, symbolically starting construction on the courthouse project.

Mohamed said the new building will house a civil court that will deal with marriages, wills and other matters.

The facility will make these services more convenient for the residents of Husseiniya, who previously had to travel into Baghdad to resolve these issues.

"This is important for the law and justice in this area," Mohamed said. "With all our elements, we are going to secure this area.

"This is going to be the seed for great things to come," he added.

Iraqi contractors and construction workers will build the courthouse in the city northwest of Baghdad.

Al Amiri also sees the courthouse as a resource for the surrounding area.

"We hope that we'll reach the other areas too, because the other areas need this, " he said.

• Date Taken: 10.11.2005
• Date Posted: 10.11.2005 16:46
• Story ID: 3274
• Location: HUSSEINIYA, IQ