Iraq's Vice President Calls His Death Sentence ‘Unjust’

Top Iraqi Leader Calls His Death Sentence ‘Unjust’ -- New York Times

BAGHDAD — Tariq al-Hashimi, a vice president of Iraq and a prominent Sunni Muslim who was convicted of murder and sentenced to death in a trial conducted in absentia, denounced the verdict on Monday as “false and unjust,” depicting the court’s finding as “an acquittal, confirming my innocence.”

The verdict on Sunday coincided with a wave of bombings and insurgent attacks that claimed at least 100 lives, making the day one of the bloodiest in Iraq since American troops withdrew last year.

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