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| 3,416 political detainees freed: Cheema |
| 2007-11-21 |
| * Interior Ministry says fate of detainees facing criminal charges to be decided by court * Sacked judges free to move Interior Ministry Spokesman Brig (r) Javed Iqbal Cheema said on Tuesday the government had freed 3,416 political workers and lawyers arrested since the imposition of emergency on November 3. “Federal and provincial authorities have released 3,416 detainees and another 2,000 will be freed soon,” Cheema told a weekly press conference. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #1 Just in time for Thanksgiving. |
| Posted by: Jack is Back! 2007-11-21 09:05 |