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5 Americans Arrested in Death of Iraq Contractor
BAGHDAD — Five American contractors have been detained in Baghdad in connection with the killing of another American contractor, a senior Interior Ministry official said Sunday.
An American Embassy official confirmed the arrests.
The American official emphasized that the contractors had not been formally charged with a crime. Under Iraqi law, charges are not made until a court appearance. For a person to be detained there must be sufficient evidence for a judge to issue an arrest warrant.
If the case proceeds to an Iraqi court, the five men will be the first Americans to be tried under Iraqi law.
Before a new security agreement between Iraq and the United States took effect on Jan. 1, American contractors were immune from prosecution under Iraqi law. That immunity was stripped in the security deal.
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