Iraq's Supreme Court rules out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a complaint filed against him over corruption charges
Iraq's Supreme Court has ruled out a bid by veteran politician Hoshyar Zebari to run for president after a complaint filed against him over corruption charges.
Zebari, 68, who served as foreign minister for a decade after the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, was previously "suspended" from the race on February 6, on the eve of the scheduled date for a presidential vote in parliament. Public funds worth $1.8 million were allegedly diverted to pay for airline tickets for his personal security detail."I have not been convicted in any court," Zebari said in a television interview last week, as the charges resurfaced on the eve of the scheduled election, alongside forecasts that he would unseat Salih for the four-year posting.
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