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Related: About this forumThe Iraqi TV show where victims confront Isis terrorists
* Video at link, talk about reality TV!!!
http://www.france24.com/en/focus/20140930-2014-09-30-0746-focus/
Its 1am in Baghdad, a city under curfew, and the streets of Karrada, a central district in the Iraqi capital, are swarming with nervous security personnel.
A blindfolded man in a yellow prisoner suit is led out of a vehicle by heavily armed security officials.
Positioning himself next to the prisoner, whose blindfold has now been removed, Ahmed Hassan, presenter of the wildly popular Iraqi TV show, In the Grip of Justice, does a standup to the cameras in the middle of the street.
"Standing by my side is one of our country's worst criminals. Military leader of the 'Rousafa' cell, he goes by the nickname Tahseen. His real name is Fahak Abdallah Radi. This terrorist is going to explain what crime he's committed here," says Hassan, looking relaxed before the cameras.
Welcome to a behind-the-scenes look of one of Iraqs most popular TV series, broadcast every Friday night on Al Iraqiya, the countrys public broadcaster. Produced in collaboration with the Iraqi justice ministry and anti-terrorist services, In the Grip of Justice sees nearly 9 million people tune in every Friday the weekend in many parts of the Muslim world to watch how the countrys very own war on terror, an existential fight in Iraq today, is unfolding.
Frustratedlady
(16,254 posts)flamingdem
(39,319 posts)I recommend viewing the video, at one point someone is yelling about how the Isis guy destroyed their lives. Incredibly raw.