The Independent: Kidnappers of Qataris will not remain silent about losing half a billion dollars

The Independent: Kidnappers of Qataris will not remain silent about losing half a billion dollars

 translation Hamed Ahmed

Iraqi source says that officials at the Baghdad International Airport Raadeh doubt earlier this month when it was unable to detect radioactive devices know what is inside the bag 23 unloaded from a Qatari plane at the airport.
The source indicated that the device between the only dark image of the content of the bags because they were wrapped cover special can not be radiation to penetrate, which increased their surprise more when they opened the bags to discover that it contained hundreds of millions of dollars and the euro currency for a total value of $ 500 million.

The source adds, according to a report writer Patrick Cockburn , published by The Independent newspaper Thursday, " it was clear that money is a ransom for the release of 24 country - many of whom are members of the Qatari ruling family." The deal to release has been marred by complications negotiations involving Qatar and Iran, as well as Shiite and Sunni militias required in return freeing people who are under a long siege in the cities of four, two Shiite and two Sunni in northern and southern Syria on sequencers strange story of this ransom for the release of Qatari release of $ 500 million, which is considered the largest in the world, it revealed its landmarks in a secret document sent by Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi , and seen by the Independent. The source adds that "in a special report dated April 22, which is six days of the incident at the airport after, gave Abadi , senior members of the members of the Dawa Party , which belongs to him detailed information on the measures taken by the government of Qatar and other players inside and outside Iraq , though the identity minute many of them left vague. "
And the source pointed out that "Abadi said that Qatar had asked the Iraqi government 's approval for landing a plane at Baghdad airport on April 15 , with the aim that they will be transferred on board the Qatari kidnapped team, but says that the airport officials were surprised to the presence of 23 bag heavy did not get prior approval, when these bags were subjected to a X - ray image appeared dim, meaning that the contents draw material impenetrable scans. "
He said the Iraqi source as saying that "those who were present in the plane is the Qatari ambassador to Iraq , a special envoy of the family of the Qatari Prince Tamim bin Hamad al - Thani, but they did not ask them to give bags recipe diplomatic immunity, and it seems they did not do so because they thought that those who have kidnaping their representatives and their followers at the airport will assume the task of taking Alhakab full of money. " Abadi confirmed, according to the source of The Independent, that "even before opening the bags Iraqi officials are convinced, through the Qatari statements, as containing the money but did not know him is the size of this amount. Having checked the bags were surprised to uncover them this huge amount is estimated at hundreds of millions of dollars and the euro. it should then be the Iraqi government has been told by the Qataris that the amount that they found is a ransom , "noting that" the Qataris have been them understand that those responsible for the kidnappers have effective control at the airport and there are security forces. "
The source suggests that "Abadi was angry with the way that was involving the Iraq maneuvers complex regional powers such as Qatar, Iran and the Lebanese Hezbollah and a number of various armed factions of the Syrian and Iraqi. He said ( to allow Qataris to send huge sums to groups armed in Iraq and possibly groups of terrorist contribute to ignite the war)".
The source noted that " the case is not over yet since the Iraqi government has seized nearly half a billion dollars were supposed to be paid to groups of armed militant and militias with their leaders, they will not give up easily about the loss of 23 bag full of money confiscated at Baghdad airport."


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The fate of the kidnapped Qatari ransom raises undecided between Baghdad and Doha


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Fought Iraqi and Qatari Alforeigtan undecided about the unprecedented situation of the ransom that put the Iraqi government by hand after the release of the abducted Qataris. Revealed Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, Tuesday, new details on the release of Qatari fishermen. He said, during the weekly press conference, " The number of kidnapped two Saudis and 24 Qatari and Pakistani was released earlier," but he also said , "but I did not agree to give entry visas for Qatari fishermen."


Asked about the receipt of the kidnappers (ransom) or not, the prime minister replied , "Astgrbena of the presence of large bags with money with the next Qatari delegation to Baghdad had been impounded, and since it entered into without the consent will emerge within the legal contexts and will not go to the kidnappers , " considering "giving hundreds millions of dollars into armed groups is unacceptable. "
After days of silence followed the release of the abducted process, expressed Doha, the words of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, expressed surprise at the Abadi 's position, stressing that the introduction of a large amount was coordinated and aware of the Iraqi government.
The Qatari Foreign Minister Mohammed bin Abdul Rahman Al Thani " was surprised by the statements of Prime Minister Haider al - Abadi, last Tuesday, the fishermen kidnapped in Iraq, stressing that the funds entered was the knowledge of the Iraqi government.
He added Al - Thani, said in a statement on Thursday, said that" funds that are talked about Abadi in previous statements entered public and information in a way to the Iraqi government , "noting that" the transfer of funds was legally and aboard a Qatari plane and with the knowledge of the Iraqi government , which asked for support to help secure the release of the abductees. "
the Qatari Foreign Minister informed Iraq the merits of things, He pointed out that "there is full coordination with the Iraqi side in the process of the release of the abductees , " pointing out by saying that "as long as did not need money, Bring the official channels."
On the entry of Qatari fishermen, who were kidnapped in December 2015, Al - Thani said they "entered Iraq 's official visas issued by the Baghdad government. " In
turn, received the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, on Friday, the minister told
foreign country, stressing that the funds entered into Iraq as" illegal ways, "noting that the confiscation of the amount is intended to eliminate the" blackmail ". Ahmed Jamal, a spokesman for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman, in a statement seen by (term) on Friday, " the ministry confirms Iraq 's firm stance and calling for greater cooperation and coordination among all countries in the region and the world against all that threatens the security and stability of their peoples by terrorism."
The spokesman for the Iraqi Foreign Ministry spokesman said " the seizure of country funds, which entered Iraq illegally and without the knowledge of the Iraqi government, is in the direction of arbitration law and the fight against the phenomenon of kidnapping and promotion of financial blackmail, and to prevent any point on a lot of money by exposing the lives of Iraqi citizens or nationals of other countries who enter Iraq for the future of this danger and to stand firmly against this dangerous approach. "
She expressed the Iraqi Foreign Ministry expressed satisfaction "for the return of Qatari fishermen home safely," noting that "entering Iraq , an official visa by almost a year and a half it involves a clear and hidden on a risk, where a third of the country occupied by Daesh gangs of terror, which was reflected in negatively on the internal security situation of the country and led to the case for kidnapping contrary to what has been achieved so far thanks to the defeat of these gangs and a series of victories achieved it. "
The Iraqi Foreign Ministry stressed " the need for security cooperation and coordination between our countries need more than ever, and that such events cause to push our systems to achieve more common goals."


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