An Iraqi court has convicted a fugitive former Sunni Arab member of parliament of corruption, and sentenced him to 15 years in prison.
Mishaan al-Jubouri was found guilty of embezzling millions of dollars from funds allocated for the protection of Iraq's oil industry.
His son, Yezin, was also convicted and received a similar sentence.
Both men were sentenced in their absence after apparently fleeing from Iraq to Syria.
"The Central Criminal Court of Iraq has sentenced in absentia former MP Mishan al-Jubouri and his son Yezin for corruption," the court said in a statement.
It added that the case was referred to the court by a government anti-corruption committee.
Last week, the Iraqi parliament withdrew Jubouri's parliamentary immunity, and announced that his seat would be filled by another lawmaker.
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