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Iraqi butcher gets 10 years’ jail for selling pork in holy city of Najaf AI generated NAJAF – asserted

butcher → get → Najaf

An Iraqi court on Sept 14 sentenced a butcher to 10 years in prison for selling pork that he claimed was beef in the holy Muslim city of Najaf. asserted

he → sentence → Najaf

Iraq’s Supreme Judicial Council said the man was caught with 75kg of pork that he was selling as beef in Najaf, home to one of the world’s most revered Shi’ite Muslim shrines. asserted

he → say → shrines

“Najaf Criminal Court has sentenced a convicted person to 10 years in prison for selling meat not suitable for human consumption,” it said. asserted

it → sentence → consumption

Although Islam forbids pork as it is believed to be impure, Iraqi law does not explicitly ban its sale in the Muslim-majority country, which has a Christian minority. asserted

which → forbid → minority

The court based its ruling on a 1998 law that criminalises the sale of “dog or donkey or other meat... that is unfit for human consumption”. asserted

that → base → consumption

Millions of pilgrims from around the world flock to Najaf every year to visit the mausoleum of Imam Ali – the Prophet Muhammad’s son-in-law, the fourth Islamic caliph and the first Shi’ite Imam. asserted

Millions → flock → Ali

The butcher, who was arrested earlier in September, attracted widespread attention on social media, with some Iraqis calling for better food safety and others sharing funny videos of pigs captioned “here is Najaf”. asserted

Najaf → arrest → pigs

Najaf resident Ahmad al-Mansouri said jokingly: “I think I have eaten more pork than beef or lamb over the past years.” asserted

I → say → years

He was among many residents who were deceived. asserted

who → deceive → residents

After buying a kilogram of ground meat and finding it was of “excellent quality” and cheaper than the market rate, he started visiting the butcher more often. asserted

he → buy → butcher

“We were surprised when he was arrested on charges of selling pork,” Mansouri said. asserted

Mansouri → surprise → pork

Iraqi butcher gets 10 years’ jail for selling pork in holy city of Najaf

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