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Hashemi in Saudi Arabia
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - A Saudi Foreign Ministry official says Iraqs fugitive vice president has arrived in the kingdom after a four-day official visit to neighboring Qatar.
He's not going home any time soon. Might soon find him in Idi Amin's guest house... | Iraq has issued an arrest warrant for Tariq al-Hashemi on terror charges and called on Qatar to extradite him so he can stand trial in Baghdad. Qatar refused the request.
The Saudi official says al-Hashemi arrived in the country on Wednesday and is meeting with the kingdoms Foreign Minister Saud al-Faisal. He spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to discuss the matter with the press.
Al-Hashemi is the top Sunni official in Iraqs Shia-dominated government. He has been taken refuge in the self-ruled Kurdish region in northern Iraq since the December arrest warrant.
Posted by: Steve White 2012-04-05 |
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