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Mullah Krekar charged with kidnapping
The leader of a Kurdish guerrilla group with suspected links to al-Qaida was charged Friday with kidnapping and aiding terrorists. The court ordered Mullah Krekar held for a month while the charges against him are investigated. Norwegian prosecutors accused Krekar of transferring more than $135,000 to Ansar al-Islam guerillas and developing a military organization in a foreign country. Krekar, the leader of the militant group Ansar al-Islam in northern Iraq, has denied the allegations. If convicted he faces as long as 21 years in prison. He has refugee status in Norway. He's the kind of person other people seek refuge from... Norway's intelligence agency questioned Krekar last month when the rebel leader admitted he had kidnapped nine men briefly in Iraq in December 2001. Prosecutors can charge suspects for crimes that took place outside the country's borders, even if the suspect is not a Norwegian citizen. Posted by: Fred Pruitt 2003-03-21 |
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