Friday, February 16, 2007
High-level Iraqi govt efforts to release Sadrists in U.S. custody
Politics
(Voices of Iraq) A leading Sadrist figure unveiled on Thursday that the Iraqi government was exerting efforts to free the media spokesman for Sadrist movement Sheikh Abdul-Hadi al-Daraji and health deputy minister Hakem al-Zamli, who were being detained in the US custody. U.S. forces arrested al-Daraji a month ago during a raid along with Iraqi troops in Baghdad, while al-Zamli was detained when a U.S. and Iraqi combined force stormed the headquarters of Iraqi Health Ministry last Thursday in central Baghdad.
The Shiite official pointed out that high-level efforts were being exerted to release the two followers of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. "These efforts were made by Iraq's President Jalal al-Talabani , Premier Nouri al-Maliki, and National Security Advisor Muafaq al-Rubaie," Shanshal added.
Meanwhile, an official source in Shaheed Sadr office in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa described as baseless news on the assassination of Sadr movement media official in Samawa. Media reports on Wednesday said Samawa city was placed under a day-long-curfew after the body of a leading figure at Sadr office was found dumped in the city. The Sadr movement, followers of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, is a main component of the Shiite Iraqi Unified Coalition with 30 seats at the 275 member parliament and six portfolio.
The Shiite official pointed out that high-level efforts were being exerted to release the two followers of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. "These efforts were made by Iraq's President Jalal al-Talabani , Premier Nouri al-Maliki, and National Security Advisor Muafaq al-Rubaie," Shanshal added.
Meanwhile, an official source in Shaheed Sadr office in the southern Iraqi city of Samawa described as baseless news on the assassination of Sadr movement media official in Samawa. Media reports on Wednesday said Samawa city was placed under a day-long-curfew after the body of a leading figure at Sadr office was found dumped in the city. The Sadr movement, followers of the Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr, is a main component of the Shiite Iraqi Unified Coalition with 30 seats at the 275 member parliament and six portfolio.
Labels: custody, deputy health minister, Sadrists
