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Election panel bars 2 Sunni politicians from election
12 February 2010 BAGHDAD — An official says an Iraqi appeals panel has issued a final ruling barring two prominent Sunni politicians from running in the March elections. Ali al-Lami, director of a Shiite-led panel that has blacklisted hundreds of candidates, says he was informed by the court of its decision against Sunni lawmakers Salah al-Mutlaq and Dhafir al-Ani.Al-Lami says both were disqualified because of “overwhelming' ties to Saddam Hussein's former Baathist regime. Seems like a good reason ... He says the ruling was issued Thursday by the seven-judge committee reviewing evidence against 177 candidates who had challenged the blacklist by al-Lami's panel. Some Sunnis have threatened to boycott the March 7 vote if the blacklisted candidates are not allowed to run. Posted by: Steve White 2010-02-12 |
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