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Caption:

Baghdad October 2019

بغداد

2019 تشرين األول

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Riot Green Zone

Social media footage

Rioting images

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Caption

Two months before the protests, for the first time ever, Baghdad's police granted full access to a film crew

After decades of invasions, bombings and sectarian killings,

the police are struggling to keep order

They also have to overcome their reputation for corruption and incompetence

قبل بدء المظاهرات بشهرين، منحت شرطة بغداد ، ألول مرة على اإلطالق، طاقم تصوير صحفي إذناً كامالً بالتصوير

بعد عقود من الغزو والتفجيرات والقتل الطائفي

الشرطة اآلن في وضع تكافح فيه للحفاظ على النظام

عليها أيضا تحسين سمعتها

المشوهة بالفساد وعدم الكفاءة

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Opening Seq.

To all patrol units in Baghdad: we broadcast an order from our highly respected General-in-Command

You must assist every citizen in need of your help

You have to be in full uniform. Your vehicles must be parked in a visible location

We order you to protect the area completely,

to treat citizens with the highest regard and assure them they’re safe and secure

We also order you to solve all problems instantly

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Title

Baghdad Cop

شرطي من بغداد

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Caption

Aziz walks in

Major Aziz Nasser

الرائد عزيز ناصر

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Driving V.O.

I’ve lost many loved ones for this country

It was during Saddam’s time. I was persecuted. It was very difficult

The most important thing for me... is how I can help my country, not myself

I can’t help everyone. But I helped as many as I could

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Caption

Major Aziz is one of a new breed of police commander They're determined to regain the public's trust

and hold the line against social collapse

الرائد عزيز أحد أفراد مجموعة جديدة من ضباط الشرطة. إنهم مصممون على استعادة ثقة الشعب

والدفاع عن المجتمع لوقف االنهيار االجتماعي

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Caption

As the General's trouble-shooter he's ready to go anywhere at any time.

He’s just learnt about a collision at Baghdad's busiest junction

لدوره في إيجاد الحلول لمشاكل الجنرال

إنه مستعد للذهاب إلى أي مكان وفي أي وقت علم بحدوث تصادم في المفرق األكثر ازدحاماً في بغداد

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Traffic chaos

He hit me and you’re trying to punish me?

Listen to me

The report is done at the station

According to traffic law, cars are removed

You have to go the judge

Do you need that hassle?

The lieutenant is here

I won’t report it

We’re not a tribe, we’re the law

How much will it cost?

I don't know

I'll cover the cost

What are you talking about?

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Aziz

If I can sort out a problem this way,

I’m willing to pay from my pocket

I’ve done this dozens of times

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Caption.

Major Aziz’s personal approach to problem solving is well- known

It’s been publicised through his huge social media presence

أسلوب الرائد عزيز الخاص في حل المشاكل معروف جي ًدا بفضل نشاطه الضخم على وسائل التواصل االجتماعي

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Aziz VO

I get over 12,000 social media messages every day

That’s not so difficult, but the police work is very hard

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He's famous. A good and loyal person

I love him so much. He’s a man of the law

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Announcer

The highly respected Commander requests a slow movement of

vehicles to monitor any suspicious movements and traffic violations

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Suicide - Driving

The River Police have reported a suicide attempt by a 35-year-old woman

Officer Walid just called. It’s terrible

Today?

Just now

It’s the second case today

When her family realises she tried to commit suicide, it may be a disaster

If we take over the case and convince them she felt hopeless, they’ll understand

Families understand this now. In the past, they’d have killed her

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Caption

Phone footage

Police Footage

لقطات من الشرطة

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Suicide – driving

I’ll contact her family when I get all her details

I won’t hand her over right away

I can’t. I’m afraid they’ll kill her

We have a tribal society. People think about honour

That’s why I can’t yet give her back

This way we get a positive outcome

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Suicide

She didn’t tell you why?

She refused to talk

When we were talking to her,

she tried to jump again

Into the water?

I got her out

We couldn’t get close with the boat

I had to swim out 10 metres,

dive down two metres to get her

Now she’s calm, let’s hear her story

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Suicide – with woman

Someone’s harassing us badly

In the last incident,

He was slandering us

He said terrible things about my family

What was he saying?

The schoolteacher said, ‘Your neighbour says very bad things about you’

My girl’s teacher

Why you didn’t call 104 and report it?

You could report him

I didn’t

You decided to kill yourself instead? Is that a choice?

Is that strange?

It’s strange in your circumstances. It’s no solution

It was necessary

Why?

It’s an escape from the situation

We want to live in that house

This guy doesn’t let us. We don’t have another place

What could I do?

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New Aziz

Many people are afraid to contact the police

They think there’s a power above the law

It’s not true

I want to change that false belief

I want to tell people the police aren’t against them

I'm not afraid

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Aziz leaves

We’ll take her home and see what the judge says in the morning

We’ll hope for the best

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Aziz in car

Do you know how many girls call me every day saying they want to kill themselves?

Dozens

Dozens contact me through Facebook or WhatsApp

I get text messages saying, ‘We’ve been blackmailed. I have no choice but to kill myself’

‘Because my family’s honour is above everything’

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Aziz arrives

You’re back home now

Until the judge’s decision, if you need anything we’re here for you 24 hours a day

I’ll visit you. We’ll leave a patrol unit here

Caption

Major Aziz assigns a female police officer to visit the woman the next day

َكلف اللواء عزيز ضابطة شرطة

بزيارة المرأة في اليوم التالي

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Cat office phone calls

NOTE: DISTORT VOICES

I have a daughter in Baghdad

Her kidneys are failing

She needs dialysis three times a week

I want you to help. You know the cost of living in Baghdad better than anyone

I don’t have my citizenship document

What do you mean? How old are you?

I’m about 30

Why don’t you have one?

My mother was alone when I was born

My house burned down

I was at my father’s home

My money, phone and iPad have all been stolen. The car

too.

Only my husband and brother knew I wasn’t home

What do you want me to do?

My problem is my husband is a police officer

I’m a broken woman

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Aziz leaves office

The work of the Iraqi police has changed dramatically in the past 10 years

They’re now helping citizens beyond their area of duty

There are too many cases of people needing help

I wish there were 1,000 hours in a day...

to help everyone

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Caption

Iraq used to have a welfare state Today the police have become social workers

في الماضي، كان العراق دولة رفاه اجتماعي اليوم أصبح عناصر الشرطة أخصائيين اجتماعيين

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Suicide II

Yesterday you tried to commit suicide. You have five children

If you hadn’t been saved, your children would have become orphans

We want to know your reasons

What pushed you to decide to take such a decision? To leave your kids

There’s no meaning in life anymore

What do you mean?

There’s no hope

You’re not giving me a reason I can understand

It was about the house

We moved here and our neighbour started blackmailing us

I have five girls. He’s harassing us

Suffocating us

Things will change, nothing will stay as it is

True?

God will never have mercy on Iraq

People have started eating each other

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The Streets – Old men talking

The law isn’t working properly

Some people in the government don’t want it

If it’s implemented, it’s not for their benefit

In 2006 there was no law

My brother was killed during the sectarian war

Cars were hijacked, shops and restaurants closed, people couldn’t go out, there was no law

Now the law is strong. You have protection, security, checkpoints

I’d be proud if the state was strong and lawful

But when I see Iraqi people eating from the rubbish I say there’s no law

I’m Iraqi and it’s hurtful to see Iraqi people eating from rubbish

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Caption

Baghdad’s police chiefs are trying to reduce tension One solution is to remove unnecessary checkpoints

يحاول قادة شرطة بغداد تخفيف حدة التوتر أحد الحلول هو إزالة نقاط التفتيش غير الضرورية

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Checkpoint – Garage Man

To ease the congestion we want to remove some checkpoints

Yes sir, I agree some are redundant

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Caption

A passing citizen accosts the General

يخاطب مواطن عابر الجنرال

I had to sell my house and rent a house

I swear to God

I have nothing else to live on

My rent is $25 a day

I am paying $25 to the government as well

I swear I don't have more

I swear, sir

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Sir, all my paperwork is in place

I’ve given it to them

Do you have the paperwork?

Did you check it’s all in order?

They’re all against me

If so, he can re-open it. If not, leave it closed

Get your papers and bring them to me

You have the paperwork

Give it to me personally at HQ

Collect your papers and bring them

I swear to God I’m living in a rented house

I sold my house

Why didn't you get permission from Operations?

I’ve had it since 2016

I have proof of rent payment until 2019

Everything’s in order

Why didn't you visit the Operations Room?

I went to visit the General himself

I entered the meeting room

But they pulled me and kicked me out

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Uncle, prepare your paperwork

Listen to me

I have them

Prepare your papers

The Major General and the Commander-in-Chief are here

If the General doesn't want to meet you,

the Commander-in-Chief will meet you on Tuesday 9:30

Come to me, I’ll take you in straight away

I'm living in rented accommodation

Can you prepare the orders?

Give us your number and take ours

We’ll be in touch

Did he give you my number?

You’re doing me a great favour

Did he give you my number?

Yes, I have it

If the General doesn't want to meet you,

on Tuesday at 9:30 if Commander-in-Chief will see you

God bless you

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Aziz sync

Sometimes I hear of policemen taking bribes

It makes me very depressed and gives us a bad image

I swear to God, it’s annoying

We work day and night, we don’t see our families

It’s painful, one person’s bad behaviour

All this hard work thrown away

Thrown away

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Caption

An Iraqi man has murdered a woman in Germany and fled to Baghdad

قتل رجل عراقي امرأة في ألمانيا وفر إلى بغداد

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Bring in the prisoner

Bring the chair and sit him down

Why did you kill that poor woman?

Answer me

Why did you kill her?

To regain my honour

To regain your honour?

Sir, she was my fiancée

She posted inappropriate photographs

What was wrong with these pictures?

They were immoral pictures

OK

Wasn't it better to leave her? You left her, didn't you?

Yes

And then?

Then I was in the wedding

Whose wedding was this?

It was my cousin's

In your rage, how many bullets did you fire?

I don't know

I just shot her and went away

I threw away my gun and I got out

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How long after the engagement ended was the shooting?

About four months

Four months?

Between engagement breakup and shooting?

Yes

So you weren’t engaged anymore?

Why did you shoot her?

Ok, your argument is weak

Your engagement was cancelled and you left her

You went your separate ways

You were in Germany, not Iraq, right?

Yes

Why did you kill her?

I don't know

It was a moment of rage

I got angry because people were humiliating me

About the revealing pictures. It was dishonouring

So you thought, because you killed her in Germany,

we wouldn’t catch you here?

I don't know

But we got you

You were brought before the judge

Do you know what you did in the wedding?

You turned it into a funeral

Guard!

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Tribal discussion of the case

Do you think he regrets it?

Yes, he does, He’s regretful but full of hatred at the same time

So he hopes to get away with it?

It’s now heading towards a tribal solution

So they'll reach an agreement?

They’ll negotiate, but don’t want to make concessions

Why?

Because he claims he was defending the honour of both families

Which means...

He was saying, ‘I was protecting the family’s honour and reputation’

‘If I’m hanged, my brothers and my family won’t stay silent’

There’ll be trouble between the two sides

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Aziz

I fought tribalism with all my strength

If I have something against you,

why should I think of hurting your women and children?

I’d never do that

I’d solve it in court

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Caption

In another tribal conflict, ten people have been killed.

One family member is asking for an investigation

أوقع خالف عشائري بين عائلتين عشرة قتلى

أحد أقارب القتلى يطالب بإجراء المزيد من التحقيقات

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Sectarian women

Note: bold red below are intended cuts but not made until Saman attends.

Sir, a woman has brought an old case to the Commander- in-Chief,

about the murder of her family

What do you know about it?

Members of her family have been killed

The case has been reported to the intelligence services

The Commander-in-Chief has taken over the case personally

You said it’s a sectarian issue, which isn’t true. We checked it

We know the killers are your relatives

There’s an arranged marriage between two tribes

So your family includes Sunni and Shia within it

The investigation proves it

Do you have any problems with the investigation?

I have documents to prove it

This is a threat when he was working as a guard, [CM – this isn’t clear]

This doesn’t link it to sectarianism

Like any Iraqi citizen, I've faced threats like this myself

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Those people belong to a terrorist organisation…

called Islamic Jihad Brigade

These threats have been sent to many army recruits,

government employees, even ordinary people

It doesn’t mean your case is sectarian

There isn’t enough evidence to say that

I understand you’ve been threatened

Members of your family have been killed

But don't tell me that’s why the woman was killed

Because she married someone from a different sect

Sir, look, he entered the house in a military uniform

He went to the house and he killed

Sir, listen to me

He told my father

Sir, listen to me

He told my father, ‘We’re the military’. My father opened the door

They handcuffed my father and sisters and they killed them

What does that mean?

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Who told you they’re not terrorists?

There's no justification for killing

There's no justification for killing even an ant, let alone a human

The boys blindfolded her and cut her throat

I know, madam

I know, madam. Your tears are holy, ok

So we’re with you

We need the truth so we can help you

Six of your family were killed?

yes

Six

We’re obliged. Our duty is to serve justice through the power of the law

Do you know what they’ve done?

When they saw the arrest warrant,

and saw they were taken away,

someone called me and said, 'We’ll chop your heads off too'

Your case is a terror case, not a sectarian one

Don't insist it’s sectarian

Terror is targeting every section of society. Shias, Sunnis, Yazidis, Christians

Terror has no religion

Your case isn’t sectarian, take that out of your head

Sectarianism is finished in Iraq. It’s not coming back

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Aziz in coffee shop

When people use the word sectarianism, they revive this dangerous mentality

It takes us back to the sectarian conflict and how much we lost

How many young people died

So when she mentioned it, I lost control

It hurts me because it’s not true

Nobody in Iraq knows whether I am Sunni, Shia. No one knows

This is my goal and I want to protect it

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Aziz & Son Part I

People don’t know anything about my personal life

This is the first time I’ve talked about it

I’m married and I have two children

People think I’m single

Mostly it was for security reasons

So my family and children weren’t threatened

It was a dangerous time. But thank God, things are better now

I feel safe telling everyone about my family

Does it hurt you?

Qamar, what's wrong with your leg, son?

Give me a kiss. When Qamar was born, we had some problems

That’s why he can't talk now

Then I started giving special care to children

Because my child suffers, I feel for all other children

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Caption

A raid is about to take place in central Baghdad

الشرطة  ُتعد لمداهمة مكان في وسط بغداد

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Raid finds begging child

This is a specialised drugs and explosives unit

We have information about some residential buildings to search

Sir, they’re drunk and asleep

There’ve been arrests of people carrying sedative substances

Those women are Pakistani beggars with no legal permits to stay here

There's a small child

I have footage of you I shot on my phone two days ago

Using that girl to beg

Come down

This is her father, he uses her as a beggar

We saw her in Karada some time ago

She was arrested. What did you say to me?

I promised you I wouldn’t let her do it again

Didn’t you give me your word?

Didn't the court tell you begging is illegal?

Yes

So why did you continue?

Tell me why you’re using her

Why? Tell me why you’re crying

Don't you have a job? It's just you and her

I know you I’ve been following you, you have a job

Her brother was looking after her but he was arrested

Why?

They were supposed to sell tissues and snacks

For over three months I've had nothing

If you really care about her, don't use her

Don’t make her beg

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Aziz

Last night we arrested people involved in terrorist activities

Others were arrested with drugs

I’ll arrive home at 08:30. Sleep for two hours

Wake up at 10:30 and start working again

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Caption

Five brothers and sisters have just been found in a Baghdad mosque

Every year many children are abandoned by their families

ُعثر في أحد مساجد بغداد على خمسة إخوة وأخوات في كل عام،  ُيهجر آالف األطفال من قبل أسرهم

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5 Kids Case

Their aunt left them

She told them she’d get them a snack

Brave little Usama here told us

Where’s your home? Diala, Baqooba?

Yes, and my uncle lives in Khanakeen

Did your uncle bring you to Baghdad?

My auntie drove us

Where does she live?

She lives in Baghdad

What did your aunt say when she left you?

She said she’d buy some snacks and come back

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Financial hardship makes families abandon their children, This case saddens me a lot

I felt he’s my son

I can’t express how sad this makes me

If someone found those children,

they’d take advantage of them

Even sexually

I get sick because of cases like this

There are dozens of them

All for financial reasons

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Caption

A judge has ordered the children to be placed temporarily in an orphanage

أمر القاضي بوضع األطفال مؤق ًتا في دار لأليتام

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Resolution of 5 kids

Even if their family come, they can’t take them back

They might abandon them again

And things would be out of our control

Criminal gangs might take them

Or even smugglers of human organs

Especially the girls as they’re young and beautiful

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Children are the most valuable thing in the world

They’re like the holy Quran to me

Children and the Quran are both pure

I’d never allow anyone to hurt a child, even if it cost me my life

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Caption

The next day the judge orders the children to be returned to their mother and grandfather

في اليوم التالي ، أمر القاضي باعادة األطفال إلى والدتهم وجدهم