This morning, the funeral of the Iraqi security expert Hisham al-Hashemi, took place in the capital, Baghdad, while the Supreme Judicial Council decided to form an investigation committee specialized in the crimes of assassinations.
Al-Hashemi was assassinated by unknown armed men yesterday evening in an incident that sparked a wave of anger inside and outside Iraq
Al-Hashemi's friends and family members carried his coffin on the shoulders and walked him towards his final resting place.
They demanded Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhemi to reveal the truth about the crime, which they said: would not be the last if the militias continued to threaten the security of the Iraqis and impose their arms in the face of the state power.
A source close to Al-Hashemi said that he informed him, weeks before his death, that he feared that Iranian-backed militias would target him as they criticize his activities.
On his part, the leader of the "Iraqi Citizens" movement, Ghaith Al-Tamimi, published a tweet of a conversation that took place between him and Al-Hashemi, revealing that the latter had received death threats from the Iraqi Hezbollah militia.
A report published by the American newspaper "Washington Post" accused the militias of Iran of assassinating Al-Hashemi and revealed that he was a prominent target for these militias since the presidency of Adel Abdul-Mahdi.
The report added that Al-Hashemi was seriously threatened by them and described his death as a great loss in the war on terrorism, as he is considered one of the leading international experts of ISIS.
The report said the crime confirmed the fact that there was a slow campaign of assassinations by militia groups against their critics.
Al-Hashemi was assassinated in his car in front of his house in Baghdad, and government officials described the incident as "intentional killing" without charging a specific group. Al-Hashemi has worked informally as an adviser to the current Prime Minister's government, as well as as a consultant to the government of former Prime Minister Haider Al-Abadi.
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