Iraqi prisoner release plans could free 50,000 by end 2008

Some 50,000 detainees held by Iraqi and US authorities in Iraqi could be freed by the end of 2008, an Iraqi official said Sunday. Iraqi national security advisor Muwafaq al-Rubaei said that 24,000 detainees held in facilities run by the Iraqi defense, interior and justice ministries could be freed under what appears to be an extended version of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's Pardon and Safety plan, originally described as providing for the release of convicted detainees.

Iraqi prisoner release plans could free 50,000 by end 2008 jurist.law.pitt.edu Mon, Dec 17, 2007