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| Malaysia detains Iraqi lawmaker on fake passport |
| 2009-10-17 |
| [Al Arabiya Latest] Malaysia has detained a fugitive Iraqi lawmaker, Mohammed al-Daini, after he was caught using a fake passport at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport, local media reported on Friday. Daini was detained on Oct. 10 when an immigration officer at the departure checkpoint stopped him after checks revealed he was carrying someone else's traveling document, according to the online version of the New Straits Times. State news agency Bernama said Daini was still under detention pending deportation. "The suspect is still being detained because we still have to wait for a new travel document from the Iraqi Embassy before he can be sent back to his country of origin," Abdul Rahman Othman, director-general of the Immigration Department, was quoted by Bernama as saying. In February, the Iraqi parliament lifted the immunity of Daini, paving the way for his arrest on charges of orchestrating a series of sectarian murders and attacks, including a suicide bombing in parliament. Daini, a Sunni legislator, has been accused by the Shiite-led government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of ordering car bombings, mortar attacks and mass murders during the height of the violence unleashed by the 2003 U.S. invasion. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 They'll bring him back. There's constituents to appease. |
| Posted by: Pappy 2009-10-17 18:41 |
| #3 #2: If they're smart, he'll go back in handcufs with two guards. (Guard's gotta pee sometimes) Posted by: Redneck Jim|| Waste of time, manpower and money. Send one police officer with a "new set of travel documents" coated with a fast-acting contact poison. Daini dies of a "heart attack", the body is buried in Malaysia (or tossed into the ocean for the sharks, whichever is cheapest), case is closed. No chance of "rescue", no money wasted on a trial, and Daini isn't a drain on the Iraqi Treasury, not even for a few days. Win-win. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-10-17 14:08 |
| #2 If they're smart, he'll go back in handcufs with two guards. (Guard's gotta pee sometimes) |
| Posted by: Redneck Jim 2009-10-17 11:37 |
| #1 Will an escort come with that paperwork or is it on the honor system for him to return to Iraq? |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-10-17 00:17 |