Iraq: Cyberdissident still in prison despite release announcement



Press release RSF
2 February 2006

Austrian national Kamal Sayid Qadir, jailed for 30 years in early January
2006 for posting "defamatory" articles online, is still behind bars
despite an announcement more than a week ago by representatives of the
autonomous Iraqi Kurdistan government that his release was imminent.

Reporters Without Borders (RSF) called on the Austrian authorities to
maintain efforts to obtain a quick release for the cyberdissident. "We
must continue to campaign for Kamal Sayid Qadir and his family", the
organisation said.

The Associated Press news agency reported a statement from Austrian
Foreign Minister, Ursula Plassnik, on 26 January 2006 that he had been
freed the previous day. This report turned out to be incorrect.

 


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