The judiciary issued a clarification on the arrest warrant against Trump
Baghdad – INA
The judge in charge of examining the case of the assassination of the martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and his companions confirmed today, Thursday, that the issuance of the arrest warrant against the outgoing US president came after completing the investigative procedures in the case and recording the statements of the personal claimants of the martyrs' families and the legal representative of the Iranian embassy.
The Media Center of the Supreme Judicial Council, in a statement received by the Iraqi News Agency (INA), quoted the competent judge as saying that "the arrest warrant issued by the competent investigation court in Rusafa against the outgoing US President Donald Trump came according to the provisions of Article 406 of the Iraqi Penal Code after he was accused of murdering The leaders of victory, the martyr Abu Mahdi Al-Muhandis and his companions on 1/3/2020.
The judge added that "the memorandum was issued recently after the court completed all investigative procedures from examining the incident, gathering evidence and hearing the statements of witnesses and personal claimants."
The judge stated that "the legal representative of the Iranian embassy in Iraq following up on the case was limited to representing the claimants of personal right on behalf of the Iranian martyrs to know the measures taken by the court in connection with the case."
The judge clarified that "personal claimants and their agents have unanimously agreed to indict the outgoing US President Donald Trump and his role in the execution of the crime, based on his public statements published by the media."