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Sources close to Al-Hashimi: condemnation of his brother in law the only way to keep death penalty
On: Tuesday 6/5/2012 7:59
Baghdad / term
sources close to the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, the defendant's issues "terrorism" and support the armed groups, said that "new string" in the case revealed him out of the death sentence that is likely to be issued against him in the coming period.
Faces a Vice-President based in Ankara-based after leaving the province of Kurdistan, which Ute during the period after the arrest of protection, charges related to issuing orders for some of his bodyguards carrying out the killing and bombing targeting people who are mostly employees of the security forces and some state employees.
A source close to Hashemi, who declined to be named, said, "Hashemi became looking now to condemn his brother Ahmed Qahtan because the only way Sengjih of governance, which could be up to the death penalty, especially since the fingers pointing to the moment towards Qahtan."
and added that "the confessions of some witnesses protection presumptive and unsubstantiated enough to criminalize Hashemi did not come as any of them with something tangible than words can anyone tell it, "
and his response to those statements, said chief of the defense of Hashemi supporter Izzi told the Kurdish news agency (Rn) that "the evidence points to the involvement of Qahtan alone in the issuance of orders, we have asked him to come to court to make his testimony, he has the secrets of many can be solved a lot of puzzles, but he did not respond. "
and on the legal position and the evidence presented at trial between Izzi "There is no evidence to commit our clients a crime" , noting that "they are talking about orders issued from Qahtan and issued a decision of conviction will be on the latter, either Hashemi In the worst cases, according to the current atmosphere, it is induced jointly and this act is not punishable by Iraqi law."
The Izzi had demanded at the last meeting held end of the month the last to hear the testimony of President Jalal Talabani and see if it has previous information about the involvement of the protection of vice crimes attributed to him, as well as evaluation of the file security and Hashemi personally, but the court confirmed the lack of need for it.
and why not hire Ahmad Qahtan, although he's son-Hashemi, a lawyer for his defense , said Izzi "It's up to the same Jacob, may be used Hashemi it to maneuver the legal because the evidence points to the involvement of his brother in law only in the issues."
He continued, "The Vice President Azbad commit-law crimes attributed to him, but that does not mean that he is innocent. All possibilities are open, including he had issued orders to protect personally claimed to be from al-Hashemi. "
Asked about the legal developments of events in the case of al-Hashemi said the lawyer Tariq Harb (Rn) that "the general rule says that everything is expected before the court and the Iraqi judiciary, provided a statement of evidence, witnesses, arguments, data and evidence irrefutable . "
and added that "if there had been such evidence, it is possible to change the course of the case entirely, although there are some witnesses who confirmed that they receive orders directly from al-Hashemi for assassinations and armed attacks."
He War, "The incitement to murder is a form of crime and the means of conspiracy, which happened to the deposed president Hosni Mubarak as accused of inciting the killing of demonstrators and received a life sentence. "
It is said that the defense for the al-Hashemi made up of three lawyers had withdrawn from the sessions the second and third under the pretext of lack of response to the court for their applications, while not presented Qahtan a lawyer making Court resorts to hire a lawyer pleaded with him.
It is hoped to hold a fourth session of the trial-Hashimi and his brother-in absentia on the nineteenth of June, to hear the sayings of a number of defendants file Vice President mostly protected and then hear the testimony detachment Holding.
and started his first trial in absentia in the Central Criminal Court Erkh the beginning of the month of May for the past three issues in one case the assassination of Brigadier General in the army and was a lawyer working in the assigned room at the Central Criminal Court as well as adviser in the Ministry of National Security.
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