Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraqi security forces arrested YazanMishaan al-Jubouri, Secretary-General of the Homeland (al-Watan) Party, duringa raid on his home, his father, politician Mishaan al-Jubouri, said onThursday.
In a post on X, Mishaan al-Jubouri notedthat a special security unit carried out the operation under an arrest warrantissued by an investigative judge at the Al-Karkh Court, adding that his son wastaken to an undisclosed location.
An official document dated February25, 2026, issued by the Supreme Judicial Council —Presidency of the Baghdad Al-KarkhCourt of Appeal / Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court— confirmed an arrestand search warrant related to a complaint filed before the investigative judge
According to the document, Yazan al-Jubouriis accused of impersonating a civil public office and engaging in officialduties “without authorization or legal capacity for the purpose of obtainingfinancial benefits,” allegedly taking 41 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately$26.7 million) under amended Resolution 160 of 1983.
In 2025, Iraq’s Independent HighElectoral Commission (IHEC) disqualified al-Jubouri for the second time fromrunning in the November 11 parliamentary elections, citing violations of the“good conduct” requirement.
The Iraqi judiciary, a year earlier,issued an arrest warrant against him following the circulation of a leakedaudio recording. A judicial source told Shafaq News that the recording includeddiscussions attributed to him about financial commissions and corruption deals. Al-Jubouri described the audio as fabricated, declaring his readiness toundergo investigation and voiceprint analysis and asserting that it had beenmanipulated by “parties with political disputes with the government.”