Turkey says will not hand over fugitive Iraqi VP Hashemi
Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi gestures as he addresses the media in Ankara September 10, 2012. REUTERS/Umit Bektas
ISTANBUL | Tue Sep 11, 2012 5:17am EDT
(Reuters) - Turkey will not hand over Iraq's fugitive Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, who faces a death sentence against him in Baghdad, and he can remain in Turkey as long as he needs to, Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
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