Iraqi Butcher Gets 10 Years for Selling Pork in Holy City
- On Monday, the Najaf Criminal Court sentenced a butcher to 10 years in prison for selling 75kg of pork as beef in the holy Muslim city of Najaf.
- Although Islam forbids pork, Iraqi law does not explicitly ban its sale in the Muslim-majority country, which houses the mausoleum of Imam Ali, the fourth Shia Imam.
- Resident Ahmad Mansouri noted the meat was of "excellent quality" and cheaper than market rate, stating, "We were surprised when he was arrested on charges of selling pork."
- The arrest attracted widespread social media attention this month, with Iraqis calling for better food safety and sharing videos of pigs captioned "here is Najaf."
- Under a 1998 law, the court criminalized the sale of "dog or donkey or other meat… that is unfit for human consumption," providing the legal basis for conviction.
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An Iraqi court sentenced a butcher to 10 years in prison on Monday (14) for selling pork instead of beef in the Shia holy city of Najaf. Vitenã: Recyclable picker finds 19 jewels of gold in the garbage, returns to the owner and receives R$ 1,900 and 10 kg of rice Investigation points to feminicide: 21-year-old Spanish student is murdered during exchange in Mexico According to the Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council, the man was arrested with 75 kilos…
According to the Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, the man was arrested with 75 kilos of pork that he sold as beef in Nayaf, one of the most revered sanctuaries in the world.
An Iraqi butcher was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling pork to customers in one of the holy cities of Islam, leading them to believe it was beef. (ANSA)
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