Iraqi court issues arrest warrant for sacked governor

By Serhad Shakir and Ali Mohamed

BAGHDAD (AA) – An Iraqi court on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant and travel ban against Nofal al-Akoub, the recently-sacked governor of the northern Nineveh province, amid allegations of corruption.

According to a statement released by the Nineveh Court of Appeals, al-Akoub stands accused of squandering public funds and abusing his position.

Arrest warrants have also reportedly been issued for three other top provincial officials.

On Sunday, Iraq’s parliament approved a request by Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi for al-Akoub’s immediate dismissal following a ferryboat accident near Mosul (Nineveh’s provincial capital) that left more than 100 people dead.