Giovanni Di Stefano [lawyer for Ali Hassan al-Majid, dubbed "Chemical Ali", Studio Legale Internazionale, Rome] disputes recent comments by Iraqi prosecutor Munqith al-Faroon suggesting that the Iraqi High Tribunal has overriding authority to execute al-Majid and others for war crimes regardless of any objection from Iraqi President Jalal Talabani.
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