Urgent – .Karbala PC’s head denies his arrest on corruption charges

Karbala (IraqiNews.com) Karbala Provincial Council’s chairman, Mohamed al-Musawi, denied on Monday, the reports which referred to his arrest in compliance to judicial order over charges related to corruption.

Musawi told Iraqi News (IraqiNews.com) “The news which reported about my arrest by a police force is groundless and I’m still holding my position.”

“These manners adopted by some media outlets are advocated for electoral purposes,” he added describing them as inappropriate.”

Some media outlets have reported on Monday that a police force arrested Musawi on judicial order over corruption charges.