U.N. expert chides France over jihadist captives in Iraq

FILE PHOTO: Agnes Callamard, U.N. special rapporteur on extrajudicial executions, takes part in a side event called "Silencing Dissident" during the Human Rights Council at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, June 25, 2019. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse/File Photo

PARIS (Reuters) - A U.N. investigator rebuked France on Monday for its possible role in the transfer of seven suspected jihadists from Syria to Iraq, but Paris dismissed her concerns as speculation.

U.N. extrajudicial executions investigator Agnes Callamard said the seven French nationals were arrested by Kurdish forces and sent to Iraq in February "at the alleged request of the French Government or with its suspected involvement."