Iraq's Supreme Court Demands Kurds Suspend Referendum

Published September 18th, 2017 - 11:44 GMT
Kurdistan is set to hold a referendum on 25 September. (AFP/File)
Kurdistan is set to hold a referendum on 25 September. (AFP/File)

Iraq's supreme court ordered on Monday the suspension of a Kurdish referendum on 25 September, to examine whether such a poll would be constitutional.

"The supreme court has issued the order to suspend organising the referendum set for 25 September… until it examines the complaints it has received over this plebiscite being unconstitutional," it said in a statement.

More updates to follow.