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Tariq al-Hashemi, Iraq's Fugitive Sunni Vice President, Sought By Interpol

By SAMEER N. YACOUB 05/08/12 06:53 AM ET AP

BAGHDAD — Interpol has put Iraq's fugitive Sunni vice president on its most-wanted list after issuing Tuesday a so-called "red notice" for Tariq al-Hashemi, who is currently in Turkey.

The Lyon, France-based organization said on its website the move came at the request of the government in Baghdad.

Iraq has charged al-Hashemi – one of the nation's highest-ranking Sunni politicians – with terrorism, accusing him of guiding and financing death squads that targeted government officials, security forces and Shiite pilgrims.

Al-Hashemi is being tried in absentia in Baghdad. The Shiite-led government links him to about 150 bombings, assassinations and other attacks. It says the death squads were largely composed of the vice president's bodyguards and other employees.
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Ich dachte, al-Hashemi sei nach Katar geflüchtet. Offenbar befindet dieser sich aber inzwischen in der Türkei...

Das gibt der Sache eine besonders interessante Note, bzw. dürfte die bereits recht angespannten Beziehungen zwischem Bagdad und Ankara zusätzlich belasten. Mt der "red-notice" durch Interpol wächst dabei auch gleichzeitig der Druck auf die türkischen Behörden.