(MENAFN) People in Iraq were raged due to son of the governor of the Iraqi region of Najaf arrest on drug-related charges, concerning the province's religious significance.
Jawad Louay al-Yasseri and two others were arrested for drug dealing and they are being held in prison in southwestern Baghdad.
Security forces seized in their possession 5.6 kilograms of cannabis, 7,000 narcotic pills and a pistol, if convicted; they may spend a life time in prison or worse, death penalty, said Iraqi police sources according to Asharq Al-Awsat.
Jawad's father, Louay, issued a statement emphasizing that since assuming his duties as Najaf governor, he has been keen on imposing the rule of law on all people, regardless of their standing or position.
''This includes my family, which has prestigious and respected roots,'' he added.
''We are all citizens governed by the law,'' he affirmed.
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