Iraq court: Sunni VP must stand trial in Baghdad
Iraq court: Sunni VP must stand trial in Baghdad
By BUSHRA JUHI, Associated Press – 33 minutes ago
BAGHDAD (AP) — The Iraqi judiciary says a court in Baghdad has ruled that the Sunni vice president must stand trial on terror charges in Baghdad, not the northern city of Kirkuk.
Charges by the Shiite-dominated government against Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi sparked a sectarian crisis in the government. Al-Hashemi escaped to the autonomous Kurdish section, out of reach of authorities in Baghdad.
The Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement Sunday that the appeals court ruled that al-Hashemi must stand trial in Baghdad. It turned down his request to be tried in Kirkuk, an ethnically mixed city.
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