Iraqiya member pledges release of more than 20 prisoners

BAGHDAD / IraqiNews.com: Iraqiya bloc member Muhammad Salman pledged to secure the release of more than 20 detained local residents of Babel province who were not proved guilty of belonging to the dissolved Baath Party.Salman made the remarks after a meeting between him and a delegation of clans from southern Baghdad and Babel with Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki Wednesday.Iraqi legislators and prominent officials have recently promised to secure the release of many detainees from different Iraqi provinces.AmR (PT)158