A suspect accused of premeditated murder, arrested after 13 years in hiding, at al-Azair police station in Maysan governorate.
Maysan police arrest murder suspect after 13 years in hiding
MAYSAN — Police in Maysan governorate on Wednesday arrested a man wanted for premeditated murder in al-Azair after more than 13 years in hiding, the provincial command said.
In a statement, police said units from the Qalaat Saleh department captured the suspect, who is wanted under Article 406 of the Penal Code for premeditated murder, in al-Azair, south of the governorate.
The arrest came after investigators received information that the man had recently traveled from Baghdad to al-Azair, police said. He was surrounded, detained, and transferred to a security detention center to complete legal procedures.