A Croatian official
today said that lawyers for former Iraqi Deputy
Prime Minister Tariq Aziz have asked Croatia to
consider granting Aziz asylum if he is released from
U.S. custody.
Croatian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Ivana Crnic
did not say if Croatia will respond to the request.
Lawyers are seeking Aziz's release, citing medical
reasons. AP quotes lawyer Badee Izzat Aref as saying
Aziz "is in his last days."
Aziz is 69. He was arrested after the 2003 U.S.-led
invasion of Iraq that toppled the former Iraqi
government. He is currently being held in a U.S.
detention facility under an agreement with Iraq's
new
government. |
Tariq Aziz, The former deputy prime minister of Iraq
Photo : AFP
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