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IFC statement on the release of detainees
The Iraqi police released the five detainees this afternoon who have been arrested by US forces the evening of June 7 (Mohamed Karim, Ali Hussein Mohamed Mahmoud, Hussam Salim and Abdul Amir Saleh. Samir Adil was leading the receptionists along with Said Nima, Subhi Al-Badri, Abdel Hadi Alfatlawi and Jassim Alwan members of IFC Executive bureau. They were released following the global campaign launched by IFC supporters against the US administration who staged demonstrations in front of the US embassies in a number of European countries. Also countless number of protest letters were sent by organizations, political figures and labor unions in the world.
The detainees said that a number of them had been beaten and threatened by the Iraqi police at the sight of US forces. They also stated that US forces had surrounded the central headquarter, while Iraqi police had searched the headquarters, hit and insulted guards of the head office.
At the same time, the US forces tore apart the banners and slogans of IFC that were placed in areas surrounding the head office. One week after the arrest and investigation in the US base located in Rustumiyyah in Baghdad, the detainees were relocated to the police station located.
An IFC spokesman said, "in a joint operation the Iraqi police and US forces stormed the head office of IFC on ground of reports rose by members of the Iraqi police belong to Al-Mahdi Army. The Iraqi police reported to the American forces that IFC is a terrorist organization who is opposing the occupation. These reports came as a result of that Al-Mahdi army tried to open offices in the district located in Al-Askary neighborhood but IFC safety Force confronted them and prevented them from establishing their office in the area to prevent ethnic and sectarian fighting". He also added that "IFC was able to win the release of the detainees by waging a political campaign both locally and globally, as well as a judicial battle, filed a lawsuit on the US agents who raided the head office without judicial authorization and issuance of a warrant of arrest. It is noteworthy that the Sana TV will air interviews regarding the raid and the consequences.
Iraq Freedom Congress
Media Centre
June 18, 2007
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For those of you that don't know what the Iraq Freedom Congress is, it is a secular organization composed of trade unions, political organizations and civil rights organizations dedicated to opposing the fundamentalist "resistance" while also opposing the oppressive occupation of Iraq by coalition forces and promoting a secular, democratic and independent Iraq. They don't commit "terrorism"; in fact, they have trained and deployed safety forces composed of civilian volunteers to patrol the streets of districts of Baghdad and other cities in order to prevent terrorist acts from taking place and to protect the civilian population. For more information visit their site here.
The Iraqi police released the five detainees this afternoon who have been arrested by US forces the evening of June 7 (Mohamed Karim, Ali Hussein Mohamed Mahmoud, Hussam Salim and Abdul Amir Saleh. Samir Adil was leading the receptionists along with Said Nima, Subhi Al-Badri, Abdel Hadi Alfatlawi and Jassim Alwan members of IFC Executive bureau. They were released following the global campaign launched by IFC supporters against the US administration who staged demonstrations in front of the US embassies in a number of European countries. Also countless number of protest letters were sent by organizations, political figures and labor unions in the world.
The detainees said that a number of them had been beaten and threatened by the Iraqi police at the sight of US forces. They also stated that US forces had surrounded the central headquarter, while Iraqi police had searched the headquarters, hit and insulted guards of the head office.
At the same time, the US forces tore apart the banners and slogans of IFC that were placed in areas surrounding the head office. One week after the arrest and investigation in the US base located in Rustumiyyah in Baghdad, the detainees were relocated to the police station located.
An IFC spokesman said, "in a joint operation the Iraqi police and US forces stormed the head office of IFC on ground of reports rose by members of the Iraqi police belong to Al-Mahdi Army. The Iraqi police reported to the American forces that IFC is a terrorist organization who is opposing the occupation. These reports came as a result of that Al-Mahdi army tried to open offices in the district located in Al-Askary neighborhood but IFC safety Force confronted them and prevented them from establishing their office in the area to prevent ethnic and sectarian fighting". He also added that "IFC was able to win the release of the detainees by waging a political campaign both locally and globally, as well as a judicial battle, filed a lawsuit on the US agents who raided the head office without judicial authorization and issuance of a warrant of arrest. It is noteworthy that the Sana TV will air interviews regarding the raid and the consequences.
Iraq Freedom Congress
Media Centre
June 18, 2007
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Source
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For those of you that don't know what the Iraq Freedom Congress is, it is a secular organization composed of trade unions, political organizations and civil rights organizations dedicated to opposing the fundamentalist "resistance" while also opposing the oppressive occupation of Iraq by coalition forces and promoting a secular, democratic and independent Iraq. They don't commit "terrorism"; in fact, they have trained and deployed safety forces composed of civilian volunteers to patrol the streets of districts of Baghdad and other cities in order to prevent terrorist acts from taking place and to protect the civilian population. For more information visit their site here.
