Wasit officer sentenced to two years for blackmailing election candidate

WASIT — A police officer in Wasit was sentenced to two years in prison for blackmailing a female parliamentary candidate, a judicial source told 964media on Wednesday.

The officer had threatened to publish private photos and videos of the candidate on social media unless she paid 1 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $708,500), the source said. The court found him guilty and handed down the sentence.

The Federal Commission of Integrity has set up a hotline for  alleged electoral violations via a toll-free number, 5080.