{"id":66737,"date":"2024-03-19T16:33:33","date_gmt":"2024-03-19T16:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/19\/iraqs-former-defense-minister-arrested-in-sweden\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T01:03:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T01:03:48","slug":"iraqs-former-defense-minister-arrested-in-sweden","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/global\/2024\/03\/19\/iraqs-former-defense-minister-arrested-in-sweden\/","title":{"rendered":"Iraq\u2019s former defense minister arrested in Sweden"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COPENHAGEN, Denmark \u2014 A former Iraqi defense minister, who holds dual Iraqi-Swedish citizenship, has been arrested in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2024\/02\/26\/hungarys-parliament-set-to-ratify-swedens-nato-accession\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweden<\/a>, authorities said Tuesday. He is suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prosecutor Jens Nilsson told Swedish broadcaster SVT that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2019\/10\/23\/us-troops-relocating-from-syria-have-four-weeks-to-stay-in-iraq\/\" target=\"_blank\">Najah al-Shammari<\/a> has been wanted for almost a year and a half. The prosecutor told broadcaster TV4 that al-Shammari was arrested on Monday at the Stockholm airport upon arrival in Sweden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swedish media earlier said al-Shammari claimed child and housing support for years, despite living in Baghdad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2019, Swedish news agency TT said al-Shammari is registered as living in a Stockholm suburb.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Swedish newspaper Expressen had reported that he moved to Sweden in 2011, received citizenship in 2015 and was reported to authorities, along with his wife, for suspected benefits fraud. He allegedly continued to claim social payments years after returning to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/mideast-africa\/2022\/02\/11\/iraq-seeks-french-drones-and-jets-additional-russian-tanks\/\" target=\"_blank\">Iraq<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sweden and its Nordic neighbors are known for providing generous social benefits.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>He is suspected of illegally receiving benefits in the Scandinavian 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