Garmian Police announced the arrest of two suspects for cybercrime and extortion, one of whom threatened citizens and extorted money from them through a Facebook account under a woman’s name.
Today, Tuesday, 27 of October 2026, Police Colonel Soran Mohammed Gharib, spokesperson for the Garmian Police Directorate, issued a statement saying: In Kalar District, a person was arrested by the Garmian Crime Prevention Department under Article (2) of the Law on the Misuse of Communications Devices and Social Media.
The Garmian police spokesperson noted that, meanwhile, another suspect had been arrested by the Cybercrime Prevention Office. The suspect, a resident of Harir town, was wanted under an arrest warrant pursuant to Article (430) of the Iraqi Penal Code. Using a fake Facebook account under the name (Bexall Jamal), the suspect presented himself as a woman and deceived men, then threatened them and extorted money from several people in exchange for deleting their photos and video recordings.
The statement said that the suspect has now confessed to the crime and that the investigation with him is continuing. Meanwhile, Garmian Police urges all citizens in the area who have been deceived by this Facebook account and become victims to visit the Garmian Crime Prevention Police Department to file a legal complaint against the suspect.
