Iraq asks Kurdistan to hand over Hashemi

The Iraqi Interior Ministry asked the authorities of the Kurdistan region to hand over Vice President Tareq Al-Hashemi and 14 of his companions according to an arrest warrant issued by the Iraqi judiciary in accordance with Article 4 terrorism, AL- Iraqia TV stated, Saturday evening. Iraqi Vice President Tareq Al-Hashemi has been living  in Kurdistan since the arrest warrant against him was issued after Iraqi state TV showed a video with three men described as former bodyguards for Hashemi. The three men go on to confess planting bombs in public squares and firing upon convoys. Meanwhile, Iraq's President Jalal Talabani said that he hoped Al-Hashemi will appear before Iraqi courts soon.