Shafaq News- Baghdad
Saif Al-Suwaiti, who was arrested in Baghdad alongsidemore than 300 rockets and drones, was already subject to a death sentence andmultiple arrest warrants, an Iraqi security source told Shafaq News onThursday.
Security forces seized the weapons during a raid on ahouse in Baghdad’s al-Kamaliyah district, where Al-Suwaiti had been hiding. According to the source, he had received a death sentence issued in absentia in2022 under Article 406 of Iraq’s Penal Code, a separate life sentence under thesame article, two active murder-related arrest warrants, a warrant linked tothe possession of explosive materials, and another under Articles 28 and 32 ofIraq’s Anti-Narcotics Law.
Al-Suwaiti, the source added, was involved in theseizure of land and property belonging to Sunni and Christian citizens, led anarmed outlaw group, supplied its members with military-grade weapons and handgrenades, and engaged in extortion and intimidation.
He also faces accusations of involvement in thekillings of Police Lieutenant Haider and Khudair Shaheen, as well as arson andother criminal activities.
All allegations remain subject to judicialproceedings.