Iraqi Judge Drops Case Against Leading Exile Figure (Chalabi)

[Emboldened Chimp]

BAGHDAD, Iraq, Sept. 27 — A senior Iraqi judge said today that he had closed a case brought against Ahmad Chalabi, the former exile once backed by the Pentagon, who had been suspected of involvement in a counterfeiting operation.

The judge, Zuhair al-Maliky, said in a telephone interview that he took the action about a week-and-a-half ago because he had decided "the evidence was not enough to bring the case to trial." If more evidence emerges, he said, the case will be reopened.

The decision also followed conversations between Mr. Chalabi's lawyers and representatives of the Central Bank of Iraq, Judge Maliky said.

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/09/27/international/middleeast/27CND-IRAQ.html?hp=&adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1096315211-SaHiicG3JxjBrQibwc7bYA

[KoKo]

1. I guess Chalabi is under the same kind of "protection" as Ken Lay...

Gotta give it to them the BFEE is it's own crime protection agency. UGH...

[Rose Siding]

2. What legal system are they using?

If he was counterfeiting under US occupation, wouldn't the US have a say in whether he gets prosecuted?

GOD! They whole damn thing is so murky, one doesn't know what benefits who!

[DeepModem Mom]

3. kick

[saigon68]

4. It reeks---He's back

yikes

[daleo]

5. I am shocked, shocked I say!

Who could have possibly guessed that the charges would have been dropped?