A suspect in a series of crimes, including the kidnapping of women arrested in Maysan

Security forces arrested a suspect on a number of crimes, including kidnapping women in Maysan. The spokesman for the Ministry of Interior and the Security Media Cell, Brigadier General Muqdad Miri, said in a statement: The forces of Maysan Police Command, through technical police work, search and investigation, arrested a suspect who committed a number of crimes, including kidnapping a woman aged about 73 years old, severely beating her, stealing her mobile phone and a sum of money. He added that during the investigation with him, he confessed to kidnapping a 10-year-old girl and trying to rape her and kidnapping a woman from a foreign country who entered Iraq on a visit. He explained that the arrest of this suspect came after obtaining judicial approvals and filing a complaint about the existence of a kidnapping case for this elderly woman, and by checking the database, it became clear that this suspect is wanted under the provisions of Article 421 of the Penal Code for the crime of kidnapping and has se veral thefts, and the necessary legal measures were taken against him. Source: National Iraqi News Agency