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Krekar Can Be Expelled Soon
Minister of Labor and Social Inclusion Bjarne HÃ¥kon Hanssen said that controversial mullah Krekar can be on a plane back to Iraq within two months.His assessment is that Krekar, former leader of Kurdish guerilla group Ansar-al-Islam, can be sent back as soon as a permanent government is in place in Iraq. Iraq's national assembly meets on Thursday and will appoint a president and government within 60 days. "We are approaching the point where the conditions are in place to begin negotiating the return of mullah Krekar with Iraq's government. This is the first priority for me," Hanssen told newspaper Dagbladet. Hanssen sees no reason to wait for the Court of Appeals to handle Krekar's plea. The minister did emphasize that he will need a guarantee from Iraq that Krekar will not face the death penalty before he will finally eject the controversial mullah. Posted by: tipper 2006-03-17 |
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