Fed: Sheik should be sacked over support for Iran: Rudd

AAP General News (Australia)
04-09-2007
Fed: Sheik should be sacked over support for Iran: Rudd

KEVIN RUDD says Sheik TAJ ALDIN ALHILALI's support for the Iranian government deserves
complete condemnation.

The Labor leader says it's another reason for him to be sacked as leader of Australia's
Muslim community.

Mr RUDD says the Iranians are currently backing Hezbollah .. a global terrorist organisation
outlawed under Australian law.

He's among a list of senior Australian politicians calling for the sheik to be sacked as mufti.

Foreign Affairs Minister ALEXANDER DOWNER has described the sheik as a massive embarrassment
.. while Immigration Minister KEVIN ANDREWS has called on him to think about leaving Australia.

It follows reports the sheik travelled to Tehran and urged Muslims worldwide to support
the Iranian government of MAHMOUD AHMEDINEJAD .. whose nuclear ambitions have raised the
ire of the international community.

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KEYWORD: SHEIK RUDD (CANBERRA)

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