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May 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda “I am firmly convinced of the seriousness of the current circumstances which require that we speed up efforts to sit at the table of constructive and fraternal dialogue,” the Iraqi president said in a statement issued on Saturday, apparently referring to the issue of fugitive Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi.
Hashemi is accused of being involved in bomb attacks against the government and security officials over the past years, including a November 2011 car bombing in Baghdad that apparently targeted Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki. The fugitive vice president and his bodyguards also face accusations of killing six judges.
The Iraqi president added that if efforts to conduct a dialogue fail, the crisis “could lead to growing tensions and exacerbate the risks and problems.”
Also on Saturday, Premier Maliki issued a statement, saying “dialogue and clarity is what can bring good.”
“The dialogue should be objective and on the basis of acceptance of others, because (opposing) lineups do not bring any good to Iraq.”
The Saturday statements were issued a few days after the lawyers of Hashemi decided on May 20 to withdraw from his case over a court refusal to accept their evidence.
“We decided to withdraw from the case as the appeals commission did not review the appeals we presented to it,” said Muayad al-Izzi, the head of the defense team, referring to the attempts made to have the case heard in a special tribunal rather than the Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI).
The CCCI held the fourth hearing on the case of Hashemi on May 20 and appointed two new lawyers to replace those who had withdrawn.
On December 19, 2011, an investigative committee within the Iraqi Interior Ministry issued an arrest warrant for Hashemi after three of his bodyguards confessed to having taken orders from him to carry out the terrorist attacks.
Interpol also issued an international Red Notice alert on May 8 for the arrest of Hashemi “on suspicion of guiding and financing terrorist attacks.”
The fugitive Iraqi vice president is currently in Turkey.
HSN/PKH
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