Germans issue warrant for top Iranian

Saturday 16 March 1996 00:02 GMT
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Germans issue warrant for top Iranian

Berlin - German federal prosecutors have issued an arrest warrant for Iranian intelligence minister Ali Fallahiyan in connection with the 1992 killing of exiled Kurdish leaders in Berlin, a lawyer involved in the case said yesterday."In the judge's view, the minister is strongly suspected of ordering and masterminding the attack," Hans-Joachim Ehrig, who represents families of the victims, said, referring to the investigating magistrate who must approve arrest warrants. Reuter

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