A leader of the Sadrist movement, or Iraqis loyal to Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr, died of wounds sustained during his arrest by police forces in Diwaniya last month, a media source from al-Sadr’s office in the province said on Saturday.“On Saturday morning, Sadrist leader Abbas al-Gharabawi died in Diwaniya’s General Hospital of wounds sustained during his arrest by emergency police forces in Afak city last month,” Abu Zeinab al-Karaawi told the independent news agency Voices of Iraq (VOI).
“Al-Gharabawi was receiving treatment in the hospital and was placed under arrest,” al-Karaaqi indicated.
The Shiite Iraqi province of Diwaniya, 180 km south of the Iraqi capital Baghdad, is currently witnessing a wide-scale arrest campaign against the movementÂ’s members and leaders.
The Sadrist bloc holds 30 seats in the 275-member Iraqi parliament.
