Iraqi Judiciary Issues Arrest Warrant for Maysan Council Chief After Defiance Threat

Iraq’s judiciary has issued an arrest warrant for Mustafa Duair al-Mohammadawi, the head of the Maysan Provincial Council, according to an official report on Monday.

The warrant follows a threat of disobedience by al-Mohammadawi. The information available did not detail the remarks or the circumstances in which they were made.

Al-Mohammadawi heads the provincial council in Maysan, in southern Iraq. The report did not specify the charges or legal grounds behind the arrest order.

There was no information on whether the warrant had been carried out or how al-Mohammadawi had responded to it.