Monday, September 10, 2012

Iraq's Vice President Calls His Death Sentence ‘Unjust’



Top Iraqi Leader Calls His Death Sentence ‘Unjust’ -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — Tariq al-Hashimi, a vice president of Iraq and a prominent Sunni Muslim who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in a trial conducted in absentia, denounced the verdict on Monday as “false and unjust,” depicting the court’s finding as “an acquittal, confirming my innocence.”

The verdict on Sunday coincided with a wave of bombings and insurgent attacks that claimed at least 100 lives, making the day one of the bloodiest in Iraq since American troops withdrew last year.

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More News On The Death Conviction For Iraq's Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi

Iraqi fugitive VP Tariq al-Hashemi rejects terror conviction, calls terror trial sham -- CBS/AP
Top Sunni leader refuses to return to Iraq for retrial; says Shiite PM corrupts courts -- Washington Post/AP
Iraqi VP rejects 'unjust' verdict in terror trial -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Fugitive Iraqi vice president slams 'kangaroo court' -- L.A. Times
Rejecting death sentence, Iraqi VP Hashemi calls for Iraqis to resist -- Christian Science Monitor
Iraqi vice-president Tariq al-Hashemi attacks 'unjust' verdict in terror trial -- The Guardian
Iraqi vice president al-Hashemi rejects murder conviction -- The Telegraph
Fugitive Iraqi VP Says Death Sentence a Sham -- Voice of America

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