Iraq detains Yazan Al-Jubouri over $26.7M case
Shafaq News- Baghdad
Iraqi security forces arrested Yazan Mishaan al-Jubouri, Secretary-General of the Homeland (al-Watan) Party, during a raid on his home, his father, politician Mishaan al-Jubouri, said on Thursday.
In a post on X, Mishaan al-Jubouri noted that a special security unit carried out the operation under an arrest warrant issued by an investigative judge at the Al-Karkh Court, adding that his son was taken to an undisclosed location.
قوة أمنية خاصة تداهم منزل ولدنا يزن مشعان الجبوري قبل قليلوتقتاده إلى جهة لم يتم الإفصاح عنهاوقالت انها تنفذ مذكرة اعتقال صادرة عن قاضي محكمة تحقيق الكرخ
— مشعان الجبوري (@mashanaljabouri) February 26, 2026
An official document dated February 25, 2026, issued by the Supreme Judicial Council —Presidency of the Baghdad Al-Karkh Court of Appeal / Central Anti-Corruption Criminal Court— confirmed an arrest and search warrant related to a complaint filed before the investigative judge
According to the document, Yazan al-Jubouri is accused of impersonating a civil public office and engaging in official duties “without authorization or legal capacity for the purpose of obtaining financial benefits,” allegedly taking 41 billion Iraqi dinars (approximately $26.7 million) under amended Resolution 160 of 1983.
In 2025, Iraq’s Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) disqualified al-Jubouri for the second time from running in the November 11 parliamentary elections, citing violations of the “good conduct” requirement.
The Iraqi judiciary, a year earlier, issued an arrest warrant against him following the circulation of a leaked audio recording. A judicial source told Shafaq News that the recording included discussions attributed to him about financial commissions and corruption deals. Al-Jubouri described the audio as fabricated, declaring his readiness to undergo investigation and voiceprint analysis and asserting that it had been manipulated by “parties with political disputes with the government.”
