Former Mosul Police Chief Arrested

[maddezmom]

MOSUL, Iraq - The former police chief of Mosul has been arrested for allegedly allowing insurgents to take over police stations during an uprising in the northern city, a senior official said Monday.



Brig. Gen. Mohammed Kheiri Barhawi was arrested Sunday by Kurdish militia in Irbil, where he fled after he was fired in the wake of the uprising, deputy Gov. Khasro Gouran said.


Gouran said Barhawi will be handed over to the Iraqi Interior Ministry within the next few days.


U.S. and Iraqi forces regained control of Mosul following the uprising, which American officials believe may have been launched in support of insurgents in Fallujah, which was overrun by U.S. and Iraqi forces this month.


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[Barrett808]

1. I'm sure his replacement will be better. n/t

[lil-petunia]

2. But, better at what?

to defect, or not to defect. That is the question. Whether tis nobler to join my brothers or to suffer the pains and sorrows of working with the invaders.