US must charge or release Reuters Iraq cameraman-CPJ

[Barrett808]

Source: Reuters

NEW YORK, Aug 4 (Reuters) - The U.S. military must charge or immediately release a Reuters cameraman detained in Iraq, the Committee to Protect Journalists said on Monday.

Ali al-Mashhadani, who also works freelance for the BBC and Washington-based National Public Radio, was detained in Baghdad on July 26 while he was in the Green Zone government compound for routine checks for a U.S. military press card.

U.S. forces have detained Mashhadani before. No charge has ever been filed against the cameraman, who is based in Ramadi, the capital of western Anbar province.

"This is the third time U.S. forces have detained Ali al-Mashhadani without charge," said Robert Mahoney, deputy director of the New York-based press rights group.

"The military has never substantiated any wrongdoing by him. The authorities must make evidence against him public or release him immediately," said Mahoney.

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[LynnTheDem]

1. Saddam Hussein...George W. bUsh.

Same shit.

Different asshole.