Coalition detainee population falls to 11,999; lowest since November 2005 (Baghdad)
Multi-National Force-Iraq
Tuesday, 05 May 2009
MULTI-NATIONAL FORCE-IRAQ
JTF 134 Detainee Operations
BAGHDAD, Iraq
http://www.mnf-iraq.com
318-485-2802/2227/4030
Press Release A090505x-01
May 5, 2009
Coalition detainee population falls to 11,999; lowest since November 2005
BAGHDAD — Multi-National Force-Iraq (MNF-I) and the Government of Iraq (GoI) march steadily closer to ending the coalition detainee operations mission as the total detainee population falls to 11,999.
In accordance with the Security Agreement between the GoI and the US, all detainees in coalition custody will be released or transferred to the Iraqi legal system. As an early sign of success in this GoI/MNF-I detainee affairs relationship, the Ministry of Justice has issued about 400 detention orders or arrest warrants following their review of the files of the first 4,500 low threat detainees considered for release.
Since January 1, 2009, over 3,271 detainees have been released and there are currently 2,325 in coalition custody that have been convicted or are at some stage of scheduling for trial in the Central Criminal Court of Iraq.
The detainees released during April represent the third group of detainee case files that were reviewed by Iraqi authorities under the Security Agreement.
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FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT MNF-I Joint Task Force 134, at DSN 318-485-2802/2227/4030 or e-mail TF134PAO@iraq.centcom.mil.
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