DC Circuit affirms dismissal of Chalabi lawsuit against Jordan
October 24, 2008
'[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against the Kingdom of Jordan by Ahmad Chalabi, who led the US-backed Iraqi opposition movement during the regime of Saddam Hussein. The court....... [more] 
Leading Shiite cleric rejects Iraqi draft law reinstating Baath party members
April 2, 2007
'[JURIST] Iraqi Shiite religious leader Grand Ayatollah al-Sistani Sunday rejected a proposed law which would return former Baath party members to their previously held government positions, according to Ahmed Chalabi, head of the Supreme National....... [more]
Chalabi purging Baathists from Saddam tribunal in run-up to trial
July 20, 2005
'[JURIST] Nine senior staff members of the Iraqi Special Tribunal, each former members of Saddam Hussein''s Baath Party, were dismissed on Tuesday, apparently at the instance of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister and former Iraqi exile leader and Pentagon....... [more]
Chalabi: Saddam trial to start within 90 days
June 23, 2005
'[JURIST] Iraqi deputy prime minister Ahmad Chalabi said on Thursday that the trial of Saddam Hussein will begin within 90 days, before the end of September 2005. The government had previously stated that they wanted the trial to begin before the....... [more]
Iraq asks Jordan for Chalabi pardon
May 12, 2005
'[JURIST] Jordan''s King Abdullah announced Thursday that he was willing to review the 1992 conviction of Ahmad Chalabi, sentenced in absentia by a Jordanian court to 22 years of hard labor for embezzling funds from Petra Bank, which Chalabi founded....... [more]
UPDATE ~ Chalabi named to deputy prime minister post in new Iraq cabinet
April 29, 2005
'[JURIST] Following up on a story reported Thursday on JURIST, prominent Iraqi politician Ahmad Chalabi was named deputy prime minister and acting oil ministry chief in the Cabinet approved Wednesday by the interim national assembly in Iraq. At one....... [more]
Chalabi calls for speedy trial of Saddam Hussein
February 18, 2005
'[JURIST] Ahmad Chalabi, currently lobbying to be Iraq''s Prime Minister in the wake of the recent elections which gave his Shiite party grouping a majority of seats in the new National Assembly, has promised to bring former dictator Saddam Hussein to....... [more]
Iraq to arrest PM contender Chalabi for impugning defense minister
January 21, 2005
'[JURIST] Iraq''s interim defense minister said Friday that the government would arrest prominent Iraqi National Congress party leader Ahmad Chalabi after the end of the Muslim festival of Eid on Sunday for maligning him and the country''s defense....... [more]
Iraqi judge dismisses case against Ahmed Chalabi
September 28, 2004
'Zuhair Maliky, chief judge of Iraq''s Central Criminal Court, has said that the counterfeiting case against Iraqi politician and former Governing Council member Ahmed Chalabi (profile from BBC News) has been"temporarily dismissed" due to insufficient....... [more]
Ahmed Chalabi sues Jordan, seeks to clear name
August 12, 2004
' Ahmed Chalabi, leader of the Iraqi National Congress, has filed suit against Jordan in US court, alleging that the country''s government had wrongly seized a bank he owned in the late''80s and continued to smear his reputation by linking him with....... [more]
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