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October 13th, 2006
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Topic: Former Iraqi minister jailed for corruption
Byline: Date: 12 October 2006 BAGDAD, Oct 12, 2006 (AFP) - A former Iraqi minister who holds joint US nationality has been jailed for corruption, a spokesman for the national unity government said Thursday. Former electricity minister Ayham al-Samarrai was sentenced to two years in jail on Tuesday after being convicted of graft by Iraq's Committee for Public Probity. There had been reports he would seek asylum in the US embassy, but goverment spokesman Ali al-Dabagh told reporters he was in police custody and would be handed over to the justice ministry. |
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