A U.S. solider shows a picture of Ali Mussa Daqduq (L) during a news conference at the heavily fortified Green Zone area in Baghdad July 2, 2007. REUTERS/Wathiq Khuzaie/Pool
Iraqi Court Denies US Request To Extradite Daqduq -- Lawfare
So reports Lara Jakes at AP, after obtaining a copy of the ruling in which an Iraqi court declined to approve Daqduq’s extradition (reasoning that the Iraqi judicial system already had dismissed charges against him arising out of the same events, apparently). It seems likely Daqduq will be freed (though note that there supposedly is still a request for reconsideration pending before an Iraqi court in connection with Iraq’s criminal case against Daqduq) quite soon. My previous thoughts on apportioning blame for this mess are here.
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Update: Iraq rejects US extradition for senior Lebanese Hezbollah operative -- FOX News/AP
My Comment: The Iraqi court has decided to ignore U.S. claims of war crimes associated with this prisoner. The reason why is simple .... a point that I made a few months ago.
Sighhh .... this does not bode well for U.S. - Iraqi relations.