Ninewa, Jun. 29, (VOI) – Ninewa security official on Sunday said 1213 persons held in Iraq’s detention centres were released in Mosul. '438 people who surrendered to security forces were released according to an amnesty decree issued by Premier Nouri al-Maliki, during the military operations in Mosul city,' Brigadier Khalid Abdul-Sattar, spokesman for Ninewa security operation, told Aswat al-Iraq – Voices of Iraq – (VOI).The spokesman noted “775 detainees were set free in groups after investigations cleared them of charges'. 'Forces recorded detainees’ details and took written commitments from them to remain under continuous monitoring,' he highlighted.
The security spokesman asserted 'those detainees were set free from prisons of Ninewa police command and the Iraqi army 2nd brigade based in Mosul,' he elaborated.