Interior Ministry denies report that detained person died under torture
Iraqi prisoners are seen at al-Muthanna prison in Baghdad, Iraq. (AP Photo/Karim Kadim)
BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraq‘s Interior Ministry has denied that a detainee, called Kazim Munshid, has died under torture, but said he died after committing suicide in southern Iraq‘s Muthanna Prison, according to an Interior Ministry statement on Monday. “Kazim Munishid, detained according to an Investigation Judge, had committed suicide,” the Ministry statement reported, adding that an investigation committee had been formed to investigate the reason of his death, and his body was sent to the related Justice Medical Department to reach the real reason for his death. Press reports had pointed out recently that Munishid has died due to turture in one of the prisons of Southern Iraq‘s Muthanna Police Directorate, following his detention during the last campaign against elements of Iraq‘s former ruling Baath Party elements.