The Iraqi supreme court approved Abadi's demand to consider "the breakaway of any region or province from Iraq as unconstititional", his office said.
"The supreme court has issued the order to suspend organising the referendum set for September 25... until it examines the complaints it has received over this plebiscite being unconstitutional," it said in a statement.
The court took the decision after it "reviewed requests to stop the referendum", the statement said.
Court spokesman Ayas al-Samouk, told AFP: "We have received several complaints and this is why we decided to suspend the referendum."
A source in parliament said at least three politicians had filed complaints against the poll.
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(AhlulBayt News Agency) - Iraq's prime minister, Haider al-Abadi, has formally demanded that the Kurdistan region suspend its plan to hold a referendum on independence after the country's supreme court ordered its suspension.
18 September 2017 - 12:36
News ID: 854975
