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April 23, 2003

MP Galloway's Saddam link held in Amman

A Jordanian business man, Fawaz Zureikat, whose name was revealed yesterday as an allegedly business intermediary between Labour member of Parliament George Galloway and Saddam Hussain's regime, has been detained in Amman.

Gulf News can reveal that Zureikat (45), former station manager of Arab Television, a new English-language satellite channel with offices in London and formerly in Baghdad, was detained last month in Amman for unknown reasons.
ATV went on air for less than two weeks before it seized broadcasting in March as a result of Zureikat arrest.

According to Amnesty, Zureikat was detained on March 3. He is being held, AI says, without charge at the headquarters of General Intelligence Department in Amman. Amnesty considers him to be "a possible prisoner of conscience, detained solely for the peaceful expression of his political beliefs."

In a brief issued last month, AI said on 3 March security officers arrested Zurayqat at his office in Amman and seized computers, documents and compact discs. He was taken to the General Intelligence Department, where he is still being held.

Posted By Cranky at April 23, 2003 06:31 PM | TrackBack

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"ceased" broadcasting not "seized"

Posted by: Bob Kingsbery at April 23, 2003 06:53 PM

Galloway to the Gallows

Posted by: Original Mark at April 24, 2003 07:51 AM