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Thompson Nsisongabasi

Jan 06, 2021

Iran has filed for a 'red notice' to International Police (INTERPOL) for an international arrest warrant for United States President Donald Trump over the murder of Iranian top general Qassem Soleimani.

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Recall that Soleimani, the head of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' elite Quds Force died on January 3, 2020, as a result of a US airstrike ordered by Trump.

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The strike also killed Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis, the deputy commander of the Iran-backed militia, Popular Mobilization Forces, which recently stormed the US embassy in Baghdad.

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Iranian President Rouhani had during a visit to the family of the late military commander promised to get justice for Soleimani.

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"Tehran will avenge his murder in due course and at the same time take legal action against Trump and the Pentagon,ÔÇØ Rouhani said.

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Speaking on Tuesday in a television broadcast, Iran's justice spokesman Gholam Ismaili, in a television broadcast on Tuesday, said the country has filed a red notice against Trump, US commanders, and Pentagon representatives as well as US troops in the region.

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According to NAN, Ismaili also said there is constructive cooperation with its neighbouring country, Iraq, on the issue.

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A country can use the "red noticeÔÇØ to request other countries to track down and arrest a person.

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