People & Institutions
Osama al-Ani
أسامة العاني
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Legal status as of 20 October 2026
Conviction quashed
A conviction later overturned.
What the documents say
Given a suspended one-year sentence by the Rusafa criminal court on 28 August 2012 with the chairman and Karim al-Tamimi, which the federal appeals court cancelled on 16 October 2012, according to the chairman's statements to AFP. Neither ruling was published.
- Kind
- Person
- Roles
- Member of the board of commissioners, Independent High Electoral Commission
Cases
These are the cases in this archive that name this entry, with the status in each case on the date shown.
| Case | Role | Status in this case | Detail | As of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent High Electoral Commission: chairman Faraj al-Haidari and commissioners Karim al-Tamimi and Osama al-Ani detained, given suspended sentences and cleared on appeal (2012) | Member of the board of commissioners, Independent High Electoral Commission | Conviction quashed | Given a suspended one-year sentence by the Rusafa criminal court on 28 August 2012 with the chairman and Karim al-Tamimi, which the federal appeals court cancelled on 16 October 2012, according to the chairman's statements to AFP. Neither ruling was published. | 19 October 2026 |
Dated events
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- 28 August 2012Convicted (reported)Suspended one-year sentence
- 16 October 2012Conviction quashedVerdict cancelled on appeal
Documents
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- SpaceWar (AFP)28 August 2012Press reportTier D
Iraq election chief gets prison sentence for graft
Original address"Sentence was issued against me, Mr. Karim al-Tamimi and Mr. Osama al-Ani, of one-year suspended prison terms," Haidari told AFP by telephone.
- The Peninsula (AFP)16 October 2012Press reportTier D
Iraq ex-electoral chief says cleared of graft
Original addressIraq's former electoral chief Faraj al-Haidari said an appeals court on Tuesday reversed a corruption conviction and one-year prison sentence against him and two other senior officials.