After promising accountability, Iraq arrests suspect in protester's death
The spokesman for the Defense Ministry said the suspect killed an anti-government protester in Baghdad.
Iraq’s new government has made an arrest in connection with the deadly crackdown on anti-government protests that erupted across the country in 2019.
Defense Ministry Spokesman Yehia Rasool confirmed to Al-Monitor that the suspect, identified only as Al Jurithi, is suspected of killing a protester in Baghdad and threatening others. He also confessed to rioting, burning property and striking security forces, and he was arrested under the direction of new Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi.
