Iraq supreme court orders suspension of Kurdistan independence referendum

BAGHDAD - 18 Sep 2017: Iraq’s Federal Supreme Court issued on Monday a ruling on suspension of the independence referendum in Iraqi Kurdistan, Sputnik reported.

“The court issued a ruling on suspension of referendum, scheduled for September 25, 2017, according to the decree of the Kurdistan president, until a decision … on unconstitutionality of this decision is taken,” the spokesman of the court said in a statement.

On June 7, President of Iraqi Kurdistan Masoud Barzani announced his intention to hold a referendum on independence of the autonomous region from Iraq on September 25.