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Iraq wants Mullah Krekar extradited
10.9.2005
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BAGHDAD, Iraq (UPI) - Iraqi officials want
Mullah Krekar, currently in Norway, to be extradited
for alleged crimes committed in Kurdish areas of
northern Iraq.
Justice Minister Abdel Hussein Shandal told TV 2
Nettavisen Friday Krekar 'is an Iraqi citizen and
should appear in court.' He is charged with a string
of offenses and terrorist attacks in Northern Iraq
when he led the guerrilla group Ansar al-Islam,
reported Aftenposten. |
Mullah Krekar: Photo AP |
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'We`re building a
democratic state, and he will have the right to
defend himself and have an attorney,' Shandal said.
Shandal said Krekar motivated and encouraged Ansar
al-Islam -- which the United States says is linked
to al-Qaida -- to make new terrorist attacks within
Iraq while in exile in Norway.
Krekar has fought deportation and denied he has
encouraged Ansar al-Islam to attack.
UPI
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