Iraq Justice Minister Offers Resignation

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Source: Associated Press

Iraq Justice Minister Offers Resignation

The Associated Press
Saturday, March 31, 2007; 6:25 AM

BAGHDAD -- Iraq's justice minister said Saturday that he had offered his resignation,
citing unspecified differences with the government and his own political group.

Justice Minister Hashim al-Shebli, a Sunni Arab member of the secular Iraqi List, said
he had presented his resignation to the Cabinet on Thursday but was still waiting for
its approval of the decision.

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He did not elaborate on the differences, but al-Shebli has been involved in a dispute
over the Cabinet's recent endorsement of a decision to relocate and compensate
thousands of Arabs who moved to the oil-rich northern city of Kirkuk during
"Arabisation" campaign in 1980s. The Iraqi List and several Sunni lawmakers have
objected to the decision, saying it fails to address key issues, including property
claims.

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