Iraqi security forces have been ordered to detain beggars and mentally ill people found on Baghdad's streets who could be exploited by militants.
"Militant groups, like al-Qaeda in Iraq, have started exploiting these people in a very bad manner to kill innocents as they do not raise suspicions," he told the Associated Press.
"These groups are either luring those who are desperate for money to help them in their attacks or making use of their poor mental condition to use them as suicide bombers," he added.
Mentally ill and disabled people picked up by the police will be sent to mental institutions, while the authorities will try to locate the families of beggars or street children and make them responsible for keeping them off the streets.
The actions are being taken under laws prevailing at the time of the former Iraqi President, Saddam Hussein.
Full StorySo now we are putting the New World Order in place in Iraq. We had to kill Saddam but we have no problem enforcing his fucked up laws? They have been exploiting stupid people for a long time. When do we start locking them up?
