Saturday, December 20, 2008

Iraq: No Charges For Officers Held Over Conspiracy

From Reuters:

BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq's Interior Ministry will not charge a group of its officers arrested earlier this week on suspicion of links to al-Awda, a reincarnation of Saddam Hussein's banned Baath party, an official said on Saturday.

Interior Ministry spokesman, Major-General Abdul Karim Khalaf, said the men had returned to their homes after being freed.

"They are qualified, patriotic officers and they will return to their jobs with their heads held high. The Interior Ministry will honor the released officers in order to compensate for damages to their dignity in recent days," he said.

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