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| Iraq |
| Demonstration for the release of Sheikh al-Rawi |
| 2007-05-17 |
| A large group of the residents of the Green Zone in Baghdad made a demonstration condemning the arrest of Sheikh Muthanna al-Rawi who is a member of the Association of Muslim Scholars, imam and preacher of al-Rafi mosque in the same area. The demonstrators blamed the occupation and Iraqi government for the crime and having full responsibility for the safety of Sheikh al-Rawi. Protestors called for his immediate release. The forces of so-called "maintenance of order" belong to the Interior Ministry arrested Sheikh al-Rawi on last Sunday during the congregation to perform evening prayers at the mosque. The people of the area confirmed that Sheikh was always active to help to the people of the area, to serve immigrants from other regions, to distribute food and humanitarian aid to them. |
| Posted by:Fred |