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Written question asked by Lord Dykes (Liberal Democrat), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Triesman (Labour) on Wednesday, 28 February 2007.


Iraq: Health Minister

Question
asked Her Majesty's Government:What is their response to the arrest of Iraqi Health Minister Al-Shammari by United States forces in Baghdad on 8 February.
Answer

We do not comment on individual detention cases and we understand that the detention on 8 February 2007 refers to the Deputy Health Minister, Hakem Al-Zamili, rather than the Health Minister, Ali Al-Shammari.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
2115; 689 c312WA
Session
2006-07
Subjects
Arrests Iraq Peacekeeping operations Ministers USA
Link
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