8 Sadrists released in Babel

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Security forces in Babel province on Tuesday released eight followers of Shiite leader Moqtada al-Sadr after they have been cleared of any wrongdoing. “Those released were found to be innocent of all charges against them,” according to a statement released by the higher media authority of al-Sadr’s office and received by IraqiNews.com news agency. The Sadrist bloc, led by Sadr, has 29 seats in the 275-member Parliament. SS (P) 1