Abu Dhabi seeking custody of 2 former executives of BCCI.

ABU DHABI -- The Abu Dhabi government is seeking to have two former officials of the failed Bank of Credit and Commerce International sent to the Persian Gulf sheikdom to serve prison sentences, Attorney General Mohammad Dahiri said.

Abu Dhabi wants Interpol to arrest BCCI's 71-year-old founder, Agha Hassan Abedi, who is reportedly in Pakistan. It also wants Ziauddin Akbar, who is serving a six-year sentence in Britain on BCCI-related charges, to serve a sentence in Abu Dhabi.

The attorney general's statement said Abu Dhabi has an agreement with U.S. officials to hand back Mohammed Swaleh Naqvi, BCCI's 59-year-old former chief executive, to serve a prison term in the sheikdom.

Abu Dhabi had handed over Mr. Naqvi in May so he could stand trial in the United States.

An Abu Dhabi court on Tuesday sentenced 12 key BCCI officials to jail for their roles in the scandal that led to the bank's massive collapse in 1991, and ordered them to pay $9 billion in civil damages.

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