Between 08:19 and 08:26 on 11 August, Sabereen News, Unit 10,000 and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi each reported that the Babil provincial council had filed a judicial complaint against the sheikh of the Janabiyin over recent statements they characterised as stirring sectarianism and insulting the PMF. Sabereen News and Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibi both ran it under breaking-news marking. The collected material contains no text of the sheikh's remarks and no court or council document.
- Sabereen NewsKH — affiliated11 Aug, 11:19
“Babil provincial council files a judicial complaint against the sheikh of the Janabiyin, over his recent statements stirring sectarianism and insulting the Popular Mobilization Forces”
مجلس محافظة بابل يرفع دعوى قضائية ضد شيخ الجنابيين، على خلفية تصريحاته الأخيرة المثيرة للطائفية والإساءة إلى الحشد الشعبي
- Unit 10,000KH — affiliated11 Aug, 11:23
“Babil province — the provincial council files a judicial complaint against the sheikh of the Janabiyin, over his recent statements stirring sectarianism and insulting the Popular Mobilization Forces”
محافظة بابل — مجلس المحافظة يرفع دعوى قضائية على شيخ الجنابيين، على خلفية تصريحاته الأخيرة المثيرة للطائفية والاساءة للحشد الشعبي
- Al-Kornet al-Kata'ibiKSS — affiliated11 Aug, 11:26
“Babil provincial council files a judicial complaint against the sheikh of the Janabiyin, over his recent statements stirring sectarianism and insulting the Popular Mobilization Forces”
مجلس محافظة بابل يرفع دعوى قضائية على شيخ الجنابيين، على خلفية تصريحاته الأخيرة المثيرة للطائفية والاساءة للحشد الشعبي
A provincial council using the courts against a tribal cleric for insulting the PMF puts an Iraqi state institution behind the policing of criticism of the PMF, and the militia media networks are carrying it as news of an offence rather than as a contested legal dispute.