Iraq's top Shia cleric calls for release of Qatari hunters

: December 25, 2015 17:48 IST | AP 

Iraq’s top Shia cleric has denounced the abduction earlier this month of up to 26 falconry hunters from Qatar who were seized by gunmen in a remote desert area in southern Iraq. 

Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani says such acts are against the “religious laws and the moral principles of Iraqis and affect the reputation of the country.” 

The top cleric also described the abductors as “criminal gangs” and called for the release of the Qataris.

Ayatollah Al-Sistani’s comments were relayed through his representative, Ahmed al-Safi, during the Friday prayers’ sermon in the holy city of Karbala.


Source http://m.thehindu.com/news/international/iraqs-top-shia-cleric-calls-for-release-of-qatari-hunters/article8029162.ece

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