Georgetown Murder Defendant and Purported Iraqi General Files Hand-written Rebuttal

Albrecht Muth details the various "officially unofficial" roles he performed for the Iraqi government, East German government and United Nations in a new court filing. Muth is in the .

In September, the Albrecht Muth's allegations that the U.S. government is by denying him his uniform.

The USAO debunked Muth's claims to various official military and goverment posititions.

In response to the government's assertion that the Department of State had no record of him having any afiliation with the Iraqi Embassy, Muth explained that his role was "independent of" and "to the side of the embassy." All of his interactions with officials in the U.S. goverment were "officially unofficial" and "external to official channels," Muth explains.

"Throughout my time in Washington, I have been my leader's liason to parties central to Iraqi-U.S. strategic partnership. I cannot, I'm afraid, go into the sensitive aspect of my work."

In his rebuttal Muth cited several public events in which he participated in some manner that he purports prove his official role in the Iraqi military and diplomatic cricles.

• 1981-1990 National People's Army of the German Democratic Republic
• United Nation's Executive Director of the Eminent Person's Group and later Deputy Director of the Eminent Person's Group with the rank of Special Advisor to the Secretary General
• 2001 UN Conference Special Representative to the Republic of Mali
• Various speaking roles in UN events

Patch has images of one such event: a wreath laying at Arlington National Cemetery on April 9, 2011 for the National Observance To Mark Iraqi Liberation Day (NOILD 2011). In the photos, which he shared with a Patch source in July, Muth is seen at Arlington, approaching a wreath, wearing a uniform and standing next to Lawrence Romo, the director of the Selective Service System. Muth writes that he was acting "OBO the PM and acting MinDef of Iraq."

An invitation for the event indicates it was organized by the Commission on Universal Remembrance, of which Viola Drath was an honorary chair. Drath's husband, Muth is listed only as a member of the organizing committee.

Muth writes that beginning in 1986 when he married Drath, she had been a "full and co-equal partner" in all his various roles. "My wife LOVED BEING AT MY SIDE" (emphasis Muth's).

The USAO September filing also brought into question the authenticity of several framed certificates that Muth used to support his claims that he is a military officer.

Muth admits to ordering the framed certificated from a Md. printer, but adds that he was instructed to do so "ON DIRECT ORDERS FROM BAGHDAD!" (emphasis Muth's)

However, in a statement issued previously, the Iraqi Embassy wrote:

"We are deeply troubled by Mr. Muth's claim of his service in the Iraqi military. He is not currently and has never been a member of the Iraqi Army. He does not represent the Embassy, its attaches, the government of Iraq, or any government institution in any fashion. In the past, the Embassy was aware of the claims made by Mr. Muth and made it clear to all concerned that they were false and demanded that they must cease."

Having, set forth his case of "officially unofficial" work, Muth calls on the courts to allow him his uniform to wear in court and during a "series of interviews."

However, Muth overlooked a critical argument made by the USAO, that even if the defendant had been a military officer, it would not ultimately matter.

"He is in a civilian court being prosecuted for an exclusively civilian offense, for which the Geneva Conventions would not apply even if he did have some legitimate military affiliation," the memo stated.

A status hearing for the case is set for Nov. 18 at 9:30 a.m.