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NAJAF, Iraq, Dec 5 (AFP) - The man in charge of drawing up an electoral list backed by Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, the spiritual leader of Iraq's Shiite Muslim majority, has been arrested by the US military, an aide said Sunday.
"American forces on Saturday arrested Mohammed Hashem al-Yehya, coordinator of the six-person committee set up by the Marjaiya (Iraq's highest Shiite authority) to supervise the drawing up of an electoral list with the backing of the ayatollah," said a Sistani representative in the holy city of Najaf.
"If he is not released, there will be serious consequences," said the source, giving no reason for Yehya's arrest in Baghdad.
The US military said it had heard reports of the arrest but was unable to give any further information.
On Tuesday, Shiite political leaders said that they were in the final stages of drawing up an electoral list that had Sistani's blessing, ahead of the landmark elections scheduled for January 30.
Sistani is one of the most powerful and popular figures in Iraq and commentators argue that any list endorsed by him would stand a good chance in the polls.
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