Cabinet announces releasing 1650 of Iraqi protesters
2019-11-15 00:00:00 - Source: Baghdad Post
1650 of Iraqi
protesters who were arrested during the demonstrations were release and 66 officers
were referred to trial, Cabinet Spokesman Saad al-Hadithi announced.
"Armed gangs are exploiting the
current situation in Iraq to carry out kidnappings," said al-Hadithi. "The government is committed to
following up the abductions that occur in Iraq as well as the prosecution of
human rights violators."
On his part, Iraqi
Defense Minister Najah al-Shammari said: 'There is a third party killing demonstrators
in Iraq."
He added: "The
Iraqi army handed the federal police the mission of protecting the
demonstrators, stressing that the injuries that occurred among the
demonstrators and security forces came from a third party.