Health official arrest violates Iraqi sovereignty-Minister (al-Maliki was not informed in advance)

[sabra]

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Health official arrest violates Iraqi sovereignty-Minister

Baghdad, Feb 8, (VOI)- Health Minister Ali al-Shemari said on Thursday Iraqi authorities were not informed in advance of his deputy arrest describing such a detention as a "kidnapping operation."

"Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki was not informed in advance of the health undersecretary Hakem al-Zamli arrest while officials at Interior and Defense ministries were unaware of the detention operation," Ali al-Shemari told a news conference on Thursday afternoon.

The Minister said "when the U.S. force was detaining al-Zamli, I was on my way to attend a cabinet session and I personally informed Premier al-Maliki of the incident."

"The Prime Minister (Maliki) was unaware of the arrest." He added.
The arrest of al-Zamli is a "kidnapping operation and a violation to Iraq's sovereignty," the health minister added.
Al-Shemari denied charges against al-Zamli over corruption and intimidating and threatening ministry employees.

[saigon68]

1. Al-Malaki the puppet

To this guy

[rodeodance]

2. so, who is in charge in Iraq?????????

[tanyev]

3. Sovreignty.

They keep using that word. I do not think it means what they think it means.