Trial of Muthanna al-Samarrai and Muhammad al-Siehud to Begin Early Next Week
According to informed sources, the trial of Al-Azm coalition chief Muthanna al-Samarrai and Reconstruction and Development Coalition leader Muhammad al-Siehud will begin early next week on corruption charges, after their arrest on 28 June 2026.
According to informed sources, the competent court intends to open trial sessions for the head of the Al-Azm Coalition, Muthanna al-Samarrai, and the leader in the Reconstruction and Development Coalition, Muhammad al-Siehud, early next week, on charges related to corruption.
The sources added that the trial comes after the completion of investigations by the court, noting that judicial rulings against the defendants are expected, without specifying the timing of the rulings or their details.
Security forces arrested al-Samarrai and al-Siehud on 28 June 2026 as part of a wide campaign of arrests that affected parliamentarians and former and current officials, known as 'Sulat al-Fajr', according to the sources.
