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Relative of slain Erbil activist arrested

PM:11:24:07/03/2022

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SULAIMANI — The Spokesperson of Erbil Police, Hogir Aziz, told NRT on Monday (March 7) a suspect has been arrested over the murder of Iman Sami Maghdid, a young woman who was found dead on Erbil’s 100 Meter Road on Sunday night.

Maghdid, also known as Maria, was a 20-year-old activist on social media.

The man arrested in connection with Maria’s death is her uncle and police are also searching for her 17-year-old brother, who her uncle said committed the crime.

There were rumors on social media that Maria had converted from Islam to Christianity. Her father told NRT she had not changed her religion but liked to wear a cross.

"Maria didn’t have problems with anyone, she just didn’t have a good relationship with her family,” her father said.

"My son was last seen with his uncle, who took him out saying he had something important to do with him,” Maria’s father stated.

(NRT Digital Media)