Not all Baathist are criminals, Karbala official

KARBALA / IraqiNews.com: Karbala official denounced the arrest campaigns against the Baath elements in his province, calling the central government “not to regard all Baathists as criminals”. Sattar Al-Ardawi, head of the economic commission and member of the security commission and tribal committee at Karbala Provincial Council, told IraqiNews.com that “wanted Baathists are all abroad”. He added that the province has some Baathists but did not hurt in the past. Ardawi criticized arresting four Baathists few days ago, 20 km east of the province, because it was done without the knowledge of the local government, in addition “they did not commit any anti-government practices”, as he confirmed. “We denounce such arrest, as well as the intruding forces into the province itself”, he  added. RM (TS) 421