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Friday, 03/07/2008 7:48:25 AM

Friday, March 07, 2008 7:48:25 AM

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Presidency: no disagreement between us and al-Maliki on the issue

(Voice of Iraq) - 06-03-2008

Presidency: no disagreement between us and al-Maliki on the issue (Majid)

Baghdad - Iraq votes
The chief of the Office of the Presidency of the Republic, on Thursday, a disagreement between the Presidency and the Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki on the issue of execution of Ali Hassan al-Majid, refusing at the same time "comment" on the Government's refusal to recognize Majid of the American forces, without two others who had been convicted with him in the same case.

He said Naseer Ani, the Independent News Agency (Voices of Iraq) "there is no disagreement between the Prime Minister, the Presidency of the Republic on the issue of execution of Ali Hassan Al-Majid."

The Presidency Council had ratified the decision of the death sentence against Ali Hassan al-Majid, nicknamed "Chemical" cousin of former President Saddam Hussein last week.

Ani declined to comment on the failure of the government recognizes Majid of the American forces, without the others convicted Sultan Hashim Ahmad, a former defense minister, Hussein Rashid Al Associate Chief of Staff of the former army.

Ani said that "the Presidency has not received a formal request from the Council of Ministers in this regard, we have not heard it, therefore there is no body to the Presidency any comment."

A source close to Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, said yesterday Wednesday (Voices of Iraq) that the Government Maliki has not yet applied to the American forces for the extradition of Ali Hassan al-Majid, because it (the government) believes that the issue of the three convicted: Ali Hassan al-Majid and Sultan Hashim Ahmed and Rashid Al-Hussein, one case, and file one, and one resolution.

The source did not give more details, but indicated that the government will call upon the American side to hand over all convicted suit holds.

The spokesman of the American forces in Iraq said yesterday, Wednesday, that those forces ready for the extradition of Ali Hassan Al-Majid to the Iraqi government, in the event submission (government) request.

The board presidency Sadik, last Friday, to a resolution of the death sentence against Ali Hassan al-Majid, nicknamed "Chemical" cousin of the President of the former Iraqi regime of Saddam Hussein and one of his most prominent.

It ordered the Iraqi Supreme Criminal Court, last June, to death by: Ali Hassan al-Majid and Sultan Hashim Ahmad, a former defense minister, Hussein Rashid Al Associate former army chief of staff, indicted for genocide against the Kurds in (Anfal) during (1988 - 1989).

The endorsement of the Presidency to implement the provision right (Majid) only, in view of the high points of objection, including Iraqi President Jalal Talabani and his deputy, Tariq Hashemi for the execution Sultan Hashim Hussein Takriti, as they were carried out "military orders" issued to them, nor can trampled rejected.

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