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Iraqi official’s lawyers decry ruling, quit

Associated Press

  May 21, 2012

Lawyers for Iraq’s fugitive Sunni vice president charged with running death squads quit the case on Sunday in protest after judges rejected their request for evidence for his defense. The development underscored Tariq al-Hashemi’s claim that he will not get a fair trial on the charges he denies and says are politically motivated.

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