10 million court building for Basra
By Abed Battat
Azzaman, January 20, 2007
Work on a new court building has started in Basra and is expected to finish in 18 months.
The court complex will cost $10 million. All Basra courts are expected to move to the complex erected over an area of 100,000 square meters.
The head of Basra’s appeal court said the building will be furnished with modern amenities such as car parks, gardens and quarters for lawyers and other facilities.
“The building has been designed in the light of the most modern models in the field,” he said.
He Basra’s provincial authorities intend to allocate a piece of land close to the complex for the construction of new houses and apartments for the judges that will be working in the court.