IRAQ/FILE: ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR "PRINCE OF THE MARSHES", ABDELKARIM MOHAMMADAWI.

Record ID: 208449

  • Title: IRAQ/FILE: ARREST WARRANT ISSUED FOR "PRINCE OF THE MARSHES", ABDELKARIM MOHAMMADAWI.
  • Date: 18th June 2004
  • Summary: (U4) BAGHDAD, IRAQ (FILE) (REUTERS - ACCESS ALL) 1. VARIOUS: IRAQI GOVERNING COUNCIL MEETING WITH ABDELKARIM MOHAMMADAWI (WEARING KUFIA, TRADITIONAL ARAB CLOTHES) SEATED (7 SHOTS) 0.29 2. STILL-PHOTO OF MOHAMMADAWI 0.43 Initials Script is copyright Reuters Limited. All rights reserved
  • Embargoed: 3rd July 2004 13:00
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  • Location: BAGHDAD, IRAQ
  • Country: Iraq
  • Reuters ID: LVACP1S5U1BQ7REBJFOHFBZIS9BL
  • Story Text: Judge issues warrant for arrest of Iraq's "prince of
    the marshes" in connection with the murder of a policeman.



    A U.S.-appointed Iraqi judge has issued a warrant to
    arrest one of the fiercest opponents of former President
    Saddam Hussein in connection with murder, politicians and
    lawyers familiar with the case said on Friday (June 18).

    Abdelkarim Mohammadawi is known as "prince of the
    marshes" for leading operations against Saddam Hussein in
    Iraq's southern marshlands even after Saddam drained the
    area from water to crush the rebels. He is an ally of Ahmad
    Chalabi, a former exile whom the United States has turned
    against.

    Chalabi helped introduce Mohammadawi to the outside
    world in the 1990s. The two became members of the
    U.S.-appointed Iraqi Governing Council last year. The
    council dissolved itself earlier this month to make room
    for a new government.

    The warrant against Muhammadawi was issued in relation
    to the murder of a police officer in the southern Amara
    province a few weeks ago. His two brothers are also wanted.

    Judge Zuhair al-Maliki issued the warrants. He is the
    same judge who issued warrants to arrest Habib Aras,
    Chalabi's head of security and son of a Kurdish leader.

    Maliki's critics say he was not acting independently
    and questioned his credentials.

    Abbas al-Anbakli, a former senior judge whom the
    Coalition Provisional Authority fired last year, said
    Maliki was working as a translator for U.S. forces and was
    then made a first class judge -- a rank that normally takes
    15-20 years to obtain.




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