Iraqi courts seek to end Sunni lawmaker Dulaimi’s immunity

BAGHDAD, May 5 — Iraq’s top judicial authority has asked Parliament to lift immunity for a prominent Sunni lawmaker, possibly clearing the way for his arrest on charges of provoking sectarian violence.

An aide to the lawmaker, Adnan al-Dulaimi, and a Shiite employee of Parliament said the request was received 10 to 14 days ago from the Supreme Judicial Council, the main administrative body for Iraq’s courts. They said a vote on the issue in Parliament had not been scheduled...

Mr. Dulaimi’s aide, Muhannad al-Esawi, said the case was “fabricated” and “politically motivated.” He blamed several Shiite lawmakers loyal to the cleric Moktada al-Sadr for accusing Mr. Dulaimi of taking part in sectarian killings. But allegations against Mr. Dulaimi and his party, the Sunni-dominated Iraqi Consensus Front, have been gathering for months.

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