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Shafaq News-
\nBaghdad<\/p>\n
A court in Baghdad
\nhas ratified the confessions of two defendants accused of belonging to the
\nAhmadi Religion of Peace and Light (AROPL), locally known as the Al-Yamani Movement, Iraq’s
\nSupreme Judicial Council said on Sunday.<\/p>\n
The
\ndefendants admitted knowing that a girl had been hidden to facilitate her
\nmarriage outside Iraq and her entry into the group, and using a Telegram
\nchannel to arrange marriages among members and encourage young people to
\nemigrate, according to the council.<\/p>\n
Authorities are
\nworking to execute arrest warrants against other suspects.<\/p>\n
The movement
\nis led by Ahmed al-Hasan al-Yamani,
\na Shiite religious figure who claims to be the messianic \u201cAl-Yamani.\u201d In
\nTwelver Shiite Islam, the dominant branch of Islam in Iraq, Al-Yamani is
\nexpected to emerge before the reappearance of the Mahdi, the Twelfth Imam.<\/p>\n