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SULAIMANI — The Iraqi Federal Supreme Court ruled against the presidential
candidacy of Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) nominee Hoshyar Zebari on Sunday
(February 13).
The court said in a statement it has reached a verdict that Zebari cannot
run for president following a hearing on a complaint filed against the
candidate by MPs Ali Turki Jesum, Dilan Ghafur Salih, Karwan Ali Yarwais and
Karim Shakur.
Zebari was removed from his position as the Iraqi Minister of Finance in
2016 over charges of financial and administrative corruption.
The supreme court temporarily suspended his candidacy on February 6 pending
a court ruling, due to his past corruption charges.
Zebari said in a press conference following the court’s ruling on Sunday
that he was innocent in court, calling the verdict "unfair.”
He stated he has worked to serve the country with "justice and purity” and
said the court’s decision was related to politics, adding the KDP has no other
candidate for the presidency.
(NRT Digital Media)