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Jaafari favours Shariat, Der Spiegel magazine
20.3.2005
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BERLIN, March 19:
Iraq's frontrunning Shia candidate for prime
minister, Ibrahim Jaafari, said in an interview he
aimed to introduce Shariat law and federalism and
confirmed Saddam Hussein would be judged by the end
of the year.
In an interview with Germany's Der Spiegel magazine,
Mr Jaafari said: "It (the introduction of Shariat)
is understandable in a country where the majority of
people are Muslim".
"Iraq should become a Muslim country but without
falling under the influence of Iran or Saudi
Arabia," he said.
"Everyone will have the same rights, even members of
the many minor religious communities," he added,
explaining there would be multiple forms of
jurisprudence. He also said women would be under no
legal obligation to wear a veil. "They will make
their own decisions," the Shia candidate said.
Mr Jaafari also had calming words for the Kurdish
community, mainly based in the country's north. "I'm
for a federal Iraqi state," he explained.
Mr Jaafari is head of the Islamic party Dawa, which
is part of a Shia alliance holding a majority of 146
from a possible 275 seats from the general election.
The alliance is in talks with Kurds, whose two main
parties won 75 seats, over the formation of an
executive within the next two weeks.
Another major question facing Iraq is the fate of
former president Saddam Hussein.
"The Saddam Hussein case will be closed before
year's end," Mr Jaafari confirmed.
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