On 2 August 2012, Abdullah Habib Abdullah Al Matoui, a Tunisian citizen detained in Iraqi prison since 2005 was attacked and killed inside Al Rusafa prison in Baghdad. Having been victim of an assassination inside a prison facility under the responsibility of the Iraqi penitentiary administration, his death indicates a clear failure by the Iraqi government to provide protection to the large number of detainees across the country. Alkarama therefore asks for the Iraqi authorities to carry out an impartial and independent investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Al Matoui's death in view of establishing responsibilities for his assassination of and to prosecute and punish the perpetrators as well as those who failed to protect him from the attack.