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A win in Iraq

By Karl R. Keys, Esq.

We’ve followed the saga of Mohammad Munaf, an American citizen condemned to death in Iraq.  On Friday his conviction was reversed & it is unclear what will happen to Munaf now. From Jurist: An Iraqi appeals court on Friday overturned the conviction and death sentence of Mohammad Munaf, a US citizen and former translator charged with orchestrating the kidnapping of three Romanian journalists held for 55 days in Iraq in 2005. Munaf’s lawyer said that the charges were dismissed after the court could not determine the role that Munaf and several other defendants played in the kidnappings from the evidence contained within the record. Following his conviction in 2006, Munaf sought to prevent US forces from handing him over to Iraqi custody and he is now part of an ongoing Supreme Court case that will decide whether US citizens held by US forces in Iraq can challenge their detention and block their transfer...continue to full post

Full post as published by Capital Defense Weekly on March 02, 2008 (boomark / email).