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2005-11-19 Europe
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Sweden investigates Iraqi for Saddam-era crimes
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 STOCKHOLM - Sweden is investigating an Iraqi man for crimes committed before US-led forces overthrew Saddam Hussein, a state prosecutor said on Friday. The prosecutor declined to give any details about the man under investigation, but a regional newspaper quoted his lawyer as saying he was a former soldier who denied any crime.
Prosecutor Magnus Elving, based in the southeastern town of Linkoping, said he was investigating the Iraqi on suspicion of being an accessory to murder and serious assault. âHe lived in Iraq before the change of regime,â Elving told Reuters. He declined to say where the alleged crimes were committed or give any details on the manâs identity.
He said a conviction for such crimes could lead to a sentence of between one year and life in prison, depending on the seriousness of the offence.
Someone convicted in Sweden of a jail term can stay in Sweden or ask to be sent to another country, he added. Non-Swedes can also in theory be deported, he said.
Regional newspaper Smalandsposten said on its Web site that the man, living in the south-central town of Vaxjo, was seeking asylum and had been in the Iraqi military under Saddam. The newspaper quoted the manâs lawyer as saying his client denied the charges. âHe followed orders. He is very afraid of being forced to go back to Iraq as his life is at risk,â the report quoted lawyer Lars Almstrom as saying.| "Lies! All lies! Please don't let them kill me for what I did!" |
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