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Baghdad, Aug 12, SPA -- The Iraqi Interior Ministry saidThursday it had "no intention" of arresting former IraqiGoverning Council member Ahmad Chalabi in the near futureon counterfeiting charges, despite an arrest warrant issuedby an Iraqi court. The announcement came a day after Chalabi returned to Iraqfrom Iran to face the charges against him and underscored alack of coordination between Iraq's Central Criminal Courtand law enforcement here less than two months after theinterim government took power here. "There was and there is now no intention to carry out anymeasure in this regard until finalizing the legalmeasures," Interior Ministry spokesman Sabah Kadhim said,referring to the arrest warrant. Kadhim said security forces were busy concentrating onputting down the violence wracking the country. "We want to look after the interests of the country.These are only subsidiary things between a citizen and alegal body," he added.--SPA1226 Local Time 0926 GMT www.spa.gov.sa/191192

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