Iraqi court sentences pork seller in Najaf to 10 years in prison
A Najaf court has sentenced a man to 10 years in prison for selling pork, which he disguised as minced meat, according to local media reports.
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AIAn Iraqi court has sentenced a pork seller in Najaf, located 180 km southwest of Iraq, to 10 years in prison.
According to a report by Alsumaria News on Monday, a source said that the Najaf Criminal Court issued a 10-year prison sentence against the defendant for selling pork in the province.
The convicted man had been selling pork to customers, presenting it as "minced meat."
This verdict comes despite legal experts noting that Iraqi law does not explicitly criminalize the sale of pork itself.
A security team from the intelligence service recently seized the owner of a butcher shop who had been hunting wild boars in the Hor Al-Hurriya area of Kufa district and selling the meat as minced meat in central Najaf.