Baghdad Appeals Court issues two arrest warrants for former Labor Minister Ahmed Al-Asadi
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On Sunday, August 9, 2026, the Baghdad/Karkh Court of Appeal issued two separate arrest and search warrants for former Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Ahmed Jassim Saber Al-Asadi. The legal action against the former minister involves specific charges of public contract fraud and illicit enrichment.
In a related judicial move on the same day, the same Baghdad court also submitted an official request to the Iraqi Parliament to lift the legislative immunity of Member of Parliament Nazim Muhammad Dwaij Al-Asadi. This parliamentary request is designed to pave the way for his subsequent legal prosecution.
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Iraqi News (Baghdad, Iraq) (IQ)Focuses on the parliamentary immunity removal request for MP Nazim Al-Asadi.
Iraqi News (Baghdad, Iraq) (IQ) - Second snippetHighlights the two arrest warrants issued for former Labor Minister Ahmed Al-Asadi.
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