Chalabi returns to face charges

AHMAD Chalabi, the former Iraqi Governing Council member who fell out of favour with the US, has returned to Iraq to face counterfeiting charges, an official in his party said yesterday.

Arrest warrants for Mr Chalabi and his nephew were issued Saturday by Iraq’s Central Criminal Court. Salem Chalabi, is wanted for murder.

Ahmad Chalabi, who was in Iran when the warrants were announced, had said he would return to Iraq to clear his name.