- Sh amm ari ▁was ▁granted ▁several ▁state ▁w elf are ▁benefits ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁including ▁full ▁time ▁sick ▁leave , ▁while ▁he ▁did ▁not ▁declare ▁any ▁( or ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁only ▁very ▁low ) ▁income ▁from ▁work . ▁He ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁the ▁subject ▁of ▁several ▁criminal ▁investig ations ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁although ▁he ▁was ▁never ▁conv icted ▁of ▁a ▁crime . ▁ ▁The ▁Swedish ▁police ▁has ▁launched ▁a ▁pre lim inary ▁investigation ▁into ▁benefit ▁fra ud ▁and ▁civil ▁registration ▁viol ations ▁against ▁al - Sh amm ari ▁after ▁alleg edly ▁claim ing ▁child ▁and ▁housing ▁support ▁for ▁years ▁despite ▁living ▁in ▁Bag hd ad . ▁The ▁Swedish ▁Pro sec ution ▁Author ity ▁also ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁had ▁started ▁an ▁investigation ▁for ▁cr imes ▁against ▁human ity ▁against ▁" an ▁Ira qi ▁minister ", ▁whom ▁Swedish ▁media ▁identified ▁as ▁al - Sh amm ari . ▁▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁Alb aw aba ▁reported ▁that ▁al - Sh amm ari , ▁while ▁married , ▁had ▁alleg edly ▁sent ▁sex ually ▁har ass ing ▁messages ▁to ▁a ▁ 2 0 ▁year - old ▁male ▁in ▁Sweden , ▁request ing ▁anal ▁sex ▁despite ▁repeated ▁re jections , ▁and ▁alleg edly ▁been ▁discovered ▁to ▁have ▁sent ▁text ▁messages ▁of ▁a ▁similar ▁nature ▁to ▁multiple ▁other ▁men . ▁. ▁His ▁wife ▁has ▁since ▁file d ▁for ▁divor ce , ▁stating ▁in ▁her ▁statement ▁to ▁Swedish ▁police ▁" “ He ’ s ▁che ating . ▁It ’ s ▁very ▁obvious , ▁he