In an amusing incident, judicial authorities in Iraq's Kurdistan Region issued an arrest warrant for a hedgehog after a citizen filed a report upon spotting a wild hedgehog roaming in an area belonging to Garmian Governorate.
Forest and environmental police forces moved immediately after the detention and apprehension order was issued to arrest the unfortunate hedgehog and carry out the legal and administrative procedures relating to wildlife protection and the handling of animals.
The incident sparked widespread debate on social media platforms after users circulated images of the news and comments about it, most of which were dominated by jokes about whether the arrested hedgehog would receive bail or face a prison sentence. Other users commented that the official wording of the statement issued by the media division of the forest and environmental police was itself amusing, and that this was what made the story go viral.