National police release 32 detainees

March 4, 2009 - 02:44:40

BAGHDAD / Aswat al-Iraq: 32 Iraqi detainees were released after they were handed over by the U.S. forces to the Iraqi side, said a commander of the national police contingent.

“The release process was attended by representatives of civil society organizations and detainees’ families,” Lieutenant Colonel Ziyad Mohammed told Aswat al-Iraq news agency.

“This comes as part of the Iraqi-U.S. security pact,” he said.

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