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Iraqi judiciary resumes work as political crisis ensues

Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Muqtada al-Sadr gather for a sit-in in front of the Supreme Judicial Council, amid a political crisis in Baghdad, Iraq, onAugust 23, 2022 [Thaier Al-Sudani/Reuters]

Iraq’s judiciary will resume its activities on Wednesday after Shia cleric Muqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to withdraw from outside its headquarters, the state news agency INA reported.

“In light of the withdrawal of the demonstrators and the lifting of the siege on the headquarters of the Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court, it was decided to resume work normally in all courts as of tomorrow morning,” the Supreme Judicial Council said.

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