Kurdistan RegionG to support political prisoners financially

Erbil (IraqiNews.com) The Kurdistan Regional Government Kurdistan RegionG allocated IQD 49 billion as a grant for political prisoners.

The Director of the Political Prisoners Association assured in a statement issued by the website of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan Monday “This grant will be given from the budget of the Region for 2012,” noting that “Every prisoner will have IQD 20 million as a grant in addition to IQD 490,000 as monthly salary.”

The salaries will be accounted since 2007,” he added.

The Parliament of Kurdistan Region has endorsed the 2012 budget law on June 24.