Mosul archaeologist Amer Al-Jumaili released on bail
2026-09-29T08:51:00+00:00
Shafaq News- Nineveh
On Tuesday, judicial authorities in Nineveh released Amer Abdullah Najm al-Jumaili, a lecturer at the University of Mosul, after completing the initial legal procedures related to his detention.
A security source told Shafaq News that Al-Jumaili, a Syriac language professor and lecturer at the university’s College of Archaeology, was released on financial bail.
Al-Jumaili was detained on Monday after he alleged in a Facebook comment that state land near an ancient Assyrian site in Nineveh province was being handed to influential figures, a source told Shafaq News.
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