'Political arrests' in Iraq condemned

The Arab National Forum has condemned the Iraqi interim government's practice of arresting Iraqi politicians, handing them over to US forces and detaining people without charge.


The Forum issued a statement received by Aljazeera.net in which it condemned the arrest of notable Iraqi politician Abd Al-Jabbar al-Kubaisi.

Al-Kubaisi, who is a leader of the Iraqi National Alliance, was arrested in a Saturday pre-dawn raid by US troops backed by armoured vehicles and helicopters. They surrounded his home in Baghdad and took him to an undisclosed destination.

Unconfirmed reports suggested that al-Kubaisi arrived to Amman, Jordan on 26 August, where his passport was held for a week before he was allowed to continue to Baghdad.

The statement claimed al-Kubaisi's arrest politically motivated and against democratic values. It also condemned the closure of Aljazeera's Baghdad office, and accused the interim government of oppressing "anti-occupation voices".

It called for al-Kubaisi's immediate release.

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http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/3D099420-1DF9-4A85-91C9-FB77DE99999C.htm

nevermind

didn't have to worry about this shit anymore.

Oh well, so much for "Let freedom reign'.