European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday March 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 Bhutto says uproar brought publicity to Rushdie s novel London a prime minister Binazir Bhutto of Pakistan said sunday that moslem should have ignored the satanic verses because controversy has brought the novel publicity but she also said the Book should be banned. A Radical palestinian Leader Ahmed Jibril vowed to make every a fort to kill Salman Rushdie in defense of religion. Cod and his iranian Media hinted that a Compro Mise was possible in Iran s diplomatic standstill with Britain Over the Book which some say insults islam Bhutto speaking on the flail Tel Broad casting corp phone in show it s your said i do feet that the Funda mentalists have spread Rushdie s Blas what somebody writes that is not known who cares about that blasphemy. Perhaps if mud have been More appropriate to ignore such a Book to condemn it Rhuno came to Power three months ago. She noted hat the previous Paki Stani government Lead banned Rushdie s Book hut added i Don Uhink it has so much to do with Rushdie or the Book but i think they just wanted a pretext to create a Law and order situation and to create however she agreed that the Book should be outlawed. Her country is one of at least nine that have banned the satanic demonstrations against the Book have killed 19 people in Pakistan and India. Rushdie a British citizen who was born into a moslem family in India has been in hiding since feb. 14, when Iran Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini sentenced him to death. In Damascus Syria Jibril said his popular from for he liberation of pal Estine general command will make every Effort to carry out he death order. The Tehran times Iran s main English publication suggested in an editorial sunday thai a change was possible in the deteriorating relations Between Britain and Iran it referred 10 statements by British prime minister Margaret Thatcher and her foreign Secretary. Sir Geoffrey Howe acknowledging that the Book was insult ing to moslem stars and stripes stores to offer Book through mail by the stars find stripes the satanic verses the Salman Rushdie Book that has sparked an inter National controversy soon will be Avail Able by mail through stars and stripes bookstores. Monday. Special orders for the Book can be made through stars and stripes bookstores. The Book will be mailed i ,1 and there will be no charge for postage. The Book will not be available one thousand copies of he hardcover in Turkey the spokesman said citing Poil or Thi Book should be available for distribution lentil customs problems in the moslem moslem in Bangkok Thailand Bam an effigy of Salman Rushdie author or i i Friday a Bookstore spokesman said country. A Alanl verses during a demonstration monday to net the s � eminent la ban the nil former japanese Telephone chief arrested Tokyo a p have arrested the for Mer chairman of Nippon Telegraph and Telephone corp. On suspicion of bribery in a Slock profiteering scandal that has shaken Japan s political and business elite. The Tokyo District prosecutor s office said Hisashi shinto 78, was arrested monday with his 63-year-old, Secretary Koo Murata on suspicion of receiving bribes in. The form shares in a subsidy iary1-of the recruit conglomerate with business links to the giant telecommunications Utility. Authorities also said they searched Shirila s. Home shinto was known As an advocate of clean govern ment and business until december when he was forced by the scandal to resign from the chairmanship of not. Monday s arrests follow the announcement sat urday that prosecutors in the Case had indicted four people on bribery charges including the founder of the recruit co., another recruit executive and two former not officials. The recruit figures were indicted on charges of of Fering bribes and the former not officials were accused of accepting bribes. Prosecutors suspect thai in Exchange for bribes. Not gave recruit special favors in the resale of . Made Cray supercomputers and reduced Rales on leased communications circuits news reports say. The recruit scandal has shaken Confidence in the government of prime minister Tohoru Takishita. Three members of his Cabinet have resigned under fire for links to the recruit company. Ten people have now been arrested in he Case on charges of bribery or violating securities and Exchange Laws. Five have been indicted including one who Alleg edly tried to bribe an opposition legislator into casing off in a probe of the affair. " recruit officials reportedly sold about 687.000 unlisted shares of the real estate subsidiary recruit cos mos co. At bargain prices to politicians Ihira Desand other prominent figures through september"1986. An estimated 160 people purchased the Preli sled shares and were then Able to reap Large tax free profits shortly after they were offered for Over the counter trading in Ohio be 1986, shinto s Secretary reportedly made about si57.000 and shinto about $71,000. Shinto said thin he had nut known of the transaction since his Secretary had con trolled the account. 2nd top Swiss official quits in political scandal Bern Switzerland a1 the Swiss government monday announced he resignation of the country s prosecutor general effective sept 1, the second top official to step Down in a widening political scandal Gocr a probe of drug Money laundering. Prosecutor general Rudolf Gerber was granted immediate indefinite leave As authorities launched a Dis. Cip Linary investigation partly to determine whether he acted slowly in probing the affair which led to the downfall of former Justice minister Eliiabeth Kopp. Justice minister Arnold Hollcr announced the my assures after Switzerland s seven member collective executive the Federal Council discussed its in racial investigator s preliminary report into Justice ministry conduct in drug investigations., in estimator Arthur act Liger a former Swiss supreme court chief Justice was appointed Jan 11 on the eve of Kopp s resignation. His paper published monday said Swiss efforts to fight International illegal drug trafficking were and " 10 to 15 year behind those of its neighbors it cited certain shortcomings in the Justice min istry1 an
