{
  "id": 7319144,
  "title": "Penjara 10 tahun, jual daging babi di kota suci",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/penjara-10-tahun-jual-daging-babi-di-kota-suci",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-14T12:54:04.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today-freemalays",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/bahasa/dunia/2026/09/14/penjara-10-tahun-jual-daging-babi-di-kota-suci"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Najaf, Iraq, a pork meat vendor has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling pork meat as beef in a city considered sacred by Shiite Muslims. The Supreme Court of Iraq ruled that the man was arrested in possession of 75kg of pork meat, stating that he was imprisoned for selling meat not suitable for consumption. Iraq does not ban the sale of pork meat, which has a Christian minority population. The court's decision is based on a 1998 law that prohibits the sale of \"dog meat or camel meat or any other meat not suitable for human consumption.\" The incident has drawn public attention, with citizens urging stricter food safety monitoring, while others shared photos of pigs with the caption \"here in Najaf.\" Local resident Ahmad al-Mansouri was among those surprised: \"I think I have consumed more pork meat than beef or lamb over the past few years. I bought a kilogram of finely chopped pork meat that I found to be of high quality, which led me to become a loyal customer of the vendor. We were shocked when we learned he was detained for selling pork meat.\"",
  "summary": "Penjual daging ditangkap dengan 75kg daging didakwanya lembu di bandar Najaf.",
  "key_points": [
    "Pork vendor sentenced to 10 years in prison in Najaf, Iraq.",
    "Supreme Court rules against selling non-suitable meat.",
    "Incident sparks calls for stricter food safety monitoring."
  ],
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      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Penjara 10 tahun, jual daging babi di kota suci",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/14/penjara-10-tahun-jual-daging-babi-di-kota-suci-7323085",
        "published": "2026-09-14T12:54:04.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}