The government has condemned the assassination of Chaldean Catholic
Archbishop of Mosul Paulus Faraj Rahho, who was abducted two weeks ago.
Minister of State for Media Affairs and Communications Nasser Judeh was
quoted by the Jordan New Agency, Petra, as saying the government strongly
denounces the crime which targeted a peaceful clergyman. Judeh said the
government also denounces targeting innocent civilians and offered its
condolences to the Chaldeans and Rahho’s family. The minister said he hoped
Rahho’s assassination would not affect the reconciliation process in Iraq.
Meanwhile, HRH Prince Hassan, chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Royal
Institute for Inter-Faith Studies, also condemned the Rahho’s assassination,
describing it as a heinous crime and an affront to humanity and the divine
values and principles to which all believers adhere. “I express my sincere
condolences to all those who were stricken by this tragedy, and I assure
them that this terrible crime will not deter the noble efforts of those who
seek to strengthen the voice of reason against the evil forces whose aim it
is to destroy Iraq and the foundations of brotherhood and solidarity on
which it is based,” Prince Hassan said.