VOL. XLVI

No 34

25-August-2003

JORDAN

REGIONAL BANKING

Jordanian Deputies Call For Extradition Of Ahmad Chalabi

A group of Jordanian politicians from the House of Deputies is seeking the extradition of Ahmad Chalabi, head of the Iraqi National Congress (INC), to face the charges of embezzlement and breach of trust which saw him sentenced in absentia to 22 years in prison. The case involved the collapse of Mr Chalabis Petra Bank which is under liquidation. Jordanian Deputy Mahmud al-Kharabshah is...