By 1st Lt. Tyler Mitchell
1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment
MUSAYYIB, Iraq – A second courthouse in the Musayyib Qada re-opened for use in Seddah, Iraq, March 27.
A joint effort between Iraqis, civil affairs team Soldiers, and paratroopers of the 1st Battalion, 501st Parachute Infantry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division, re-opened the renovated Seddah courthouse south of Baghdad.
The re-opening ceremony recognized the completion of the renovation and expansion of the courthouse building, which included the addition of new furniture, computers, storage cabinets and bathrooms.
Guests at the re-opening included the Seddah mayor, Ali Nemma Azeez; head judge Mudhir Bader, Iraqi police chief Capt. Mohammed Moray, court house employees and city residents.
"The opening of the courthouse today is one more step in advancing the law in Iraq. A solid physical structure helps to provide legitimacy to the courts in the eyes of the people," said Maj. Rich DiMeglio, the command judge advocate for 4th Brigade Combat Team (Airborne), 25th Infantry Division and a native of Plateteville, Wis.
DiMeglio gave the head judge a law textbook in remembrance of the renovation of the courthouse.
"This book symbolizes the written law, which America has an abiding and deep respect for," he said. "The law provides organization to the government and gives a measure of consistency and certainty to the people."
DiMeglio said the re-opening of the courthouse in Seddah is a commitment by the people and government of Iraq to advancing rule of law in Babil province.
In addition to the courthouse, a new town hall and trash clean-up projects are planned and ready to begin.
This was the second courthouse re-opening in the region in less than two weeks. The courthouse in Musayyib, Iraq, re-opened on March 13.
| Date Taken: |
04.04.2007 |
| Date Posted: |
04.04.2007 11:14 |
| Story ID: |
9767 |
| Location: |
IQ |
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