Stay up to date with notifications from The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences.

Death sentence No 3 for fugitive Vice-President

 

Sunday 04 November 2012 22:00 GMT
Comments
Sunni Vice-President, Tariq al- Hashemi was sentenced to death on charges that he ordered his bodyguards to attack Shia pilgrims
Sunni Vice-President, Tariq al- Hashemi was sentenced to death on charges that he ordered his bodyguards to attack Shia pilgrims (AP)

Your support helps us to tell the story

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, 'The A Word', which shines a light on the American women fighting for reproductive rights, we know how important it is to parse out the facts from the messaging.

At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.

The Independent is trusted by Americans across the entire political spectrum. And unlike many other quality news outlets, we choose not to lock Americans out of our reporting and analysis with paywalls. We believe quality journalism should be available to everyone, paid for by those who can afford it.

Your support makes all the difference.

A court has sentenced the fugitive Sunni Vice-President, Tariq al-Hashemi, to death on charges that he ordered his bodyguards to attack Shia pilgrims. Today's death sentence was the third handed to Mr Hashemi, since last spring, when judicial authorities started to try him on terrorism charges.

All verdicts were delivered in absentia since Mr Hashemi is in exile in Turkey. He fled Iraq in December 2011, when the Shia led-government levelled accusations against him.

The court also sentenced in absentia his son-in-law to death on the same charges: planning to attack pilgrims with a car bomb last December in south-eastern Baghdad. Security forces reportedly foiled the attack and seized the car.

AP

Join our commenting forum

Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies

Comments

Thank you for registering

Please refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in