al-Ani and the member of Jurisprudence Council , Abdul-Sattar Abdul-Jabbar .

“ By a direct intervention of Nujaifi and after contact with the Prime Minister and Baghdad Operations Command , Sheikh Mahmoud Abdel-Aziz al-Ani and Sheikh Abdul Sattar Abdul-Jabbar and those with them of the members of the supreme body of Jurisprudence council of senior scientistshave been released ,”a statement issued by Nujaifi’s Office said in a statement obtained by “Shafaq News “.

A security force arrested An-Ani and Abdul-Jabbar after ending Friday prayers in Abu Hanifa mosque in Baghdad.

Motahedoun ( united )coalition under the leadership of Nujaifi condemned arresting the two Sheikhs and said that it is aimed to consolidate the sectarianism in thecountry.