US wants Iraq to try American

The US government wants an Iraqi court to handle criminal charges against a naturalised American citizen who is being held in Iraq on suspicion that he is linked to insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

US wants Iraq to try American
Wed, 08 Feb, 2006 - 17:50

The US government wants an Iraqi court to handle criminal charges against a naturalised American citizen who is being held in Iraq on suspicion that he is linked to insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.

The man’s lawyers said he is innocent and likely to be tortured if he is handed over to the Iraqis.

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