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In petition by U.S. citizen sentenced to death by Central Criminal Court of Iraq, District of Columbia Circuit finds that U.S. citizenship, without more, is not enough to confer habeas corpus jurisdiction where conviction was handed down by non-U.S. court.

Publication: International Law Update
Publication Date: 01-APR-07
Format: Online
Delivery: Immediate Online Access

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The Central Criminal Court of Iraq (CCCI) convicted Mohammad Munaf (Petitioner), a naturalized U.S. citizen, of kidnapping and sentenced him to death. The CCCI found that Petitioner had conspired with others in Iraq to kidnap three Romanian journalists for whom he was serving as guide and He...

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...interpreter. is currently in the custody of U.S. military forces at Camp Cropper (near Baghdad) which serve as part of the Multi-National Force- Iraq (MNF-I).

Petitioner filed for habeas corpus in the District of Columbia federal...

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