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Tater not involved in Al-Khoei murder: leading Sadrist
Salam al-Maliki, a leading figure in the Al-Sadr's trend, led by Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, and former transportation minister, has denied that Al-Sadr has anything to do with the murder of Shiite cleric Abdul-Majid Al-Khoei, former chief of the Imam al-Khoei Foundation in London, who was assassinated in al-Najaf in April 2003. In reply to a remark made during an Asharq Al-Awsat interview with Ahmad Chalabi, leader of the National Congress, Al-Maliki said: "I totally rule out that Al-Sadr has anything to do with the murder of Abdul-Majid al-Khoei in al-Najaf." He pointed out that "the ramifications surrounding the murder of Al-Khoei are not clear because they coincided with the beginning of the collapse of Saddam Hussein's regime and the entry of the US forces in Iraq. During that time, lawlessness and insecurity prevailed in the country." In a telephone statement from his town of Basra to Asharq Al-Awsat, Al-Maliki said: "I rule out the possibility that Al-Sadr had any connection to the murder of Al-Khoei. What I know is that the people meant by the incident Haydaral-Ruyfay'i al-Klidar, official in charge of the Imam Ali's shrine in Al-Najaf, and that Al-Khoei was not targeted in the incident." Posted by: Fred 2007-09-18 |
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