Zaidi Family Members and His Legal Representatives Have Not Been Permitted to Visit Him

[tekisui]

Source: NY Times

(snip)

Some in Parliament say the government should release Mr. Zaidi immediately, while others say the judiciary should decide his fate.

How badly injured Mr. Zaidi was by members of Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki’s security detail is not clear. He has not appeared in public since his arrest, and his family members and his legal representatives say they have not been permitted to visit him.

On Wednesday, Mr. Zaidi had been scheduled to appear before a judge, but it was unclear whether that had happened. When his relatives and members of the media showed up at the court, they were told Mr. Zaidi was not there.

Dhiya al-Saadi, one of Mr. Zaidi’s lawyers, said Wednesday that he was not sure whether Mr. Zaidi had appeared before a judge or not.

As part of the Iraqi legal system, a judge typically serves in the role of investigator to determine whether bringing formal charges against a suspect is warranted, criminal lawyers in Iraq said.

more: http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/18/world/middleeast/18shoe.html?hp

[spanone]

1. according to the bu$h*, that's what happens in a free society....

[Dennis Donovan]

2. This is going to re-ignite the Iraq tinderbox...

...if they fail to treat this properly.

Muntadhar is a hero to the Iraqi people - to both Sunnis and Shias alike. Treating him in this way will ultimately blow back on the al-Malaki government.

[DCKit]

3. And how many of our people are going to die over this?

They need to suck it up and let him go.

[Dennis Donovan]

4. We'll be back in the crossfire...

...just like before.:(