Shafaq News / The Iraqi Ministry of Interior decided on Sunday to dismiss the commander of the police in Babel Province, Major General Ali Mahdi Kawa Al-Zughaibi.

The Ministry also decided to appoint Major General Ali Hilal Jasim Al-Adli Al-Shammari, Commander of the Babel Governorate Police, in place of Major General Al-Zughaibi.

A security source told Shafaq News agency, that Minister Othman Al-Ghanmi decided to relieve Babel's police chief of his duties in response to demands of the demonstrators who exerted pressure in this direction.