Iraqi judiciary to resume work amid political crisis fuelled by cleric Sadr

Supporters of Iraqi populist leader Moqtada al-Sadr gather for a sit-in in front of the gate of Supreme Judicial Council of Iraq, amid political crisis in Baghdad, Iraq August 23, 2022. REUTERS/Thaier Al-Sudani

BAGHDAD (Reuters) -Iraq's judiciary will resume its activities on Wednesday after powerful Shi'ite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on his supporters to withdraw from outside its headquarters, the state news agency INA reported.

The Supreme Judicial Council earlier on Tuesday suspended its work after Sadr supporters camped out near its headquarters to demand that it dissolve parliament, escalating one of the worst political crises since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003.