Baghdad: Interpol has issued a so-called "red notice" for Iraq`s fugitive Sunni Vice President who is currently in Turkey.
The Lyon, France-based organisation says today`s move came at the request of the government in Baghdad.
Iraq has charged Tariq al-Hashemi with terrorism and has accused him of running death squads that targeted government officials, security forces and Shi’ite pilgrims.
He is one of the nation`s highest-ranking Sunni politicians and is being tried in absentia in Baghdad.
Al-Hashemi has vowed to not return to face what he calls politically motivated charges.
A red notice seeks the arrest or provisional arrest of a wanted person with a view to eventual extradition. The subjects of red notices are considered to be on Interpol`s most-wanted list.
PTI
