Kirkuk governor calls to release journalist Saba’awi

Baghdad (IraqiNews.com) Kirkuk governor, Najim al-Din Karim, called the security forces to release the journalist, Abdul Razzaq al-Saba’awi, who was arrested by the 12th Division of the Iraqi Army on last Friday.

Karim expressed his concern over the situation in Hawija district, stating that “Due to our support to the press in Iraq, we call the 12th Division to ensure Saba’awi’s safety who was arrested without any judicial warrant which is a constitutional breach.”

“We always support the press that convey the real message and respect the others’ opinions as an aspect of the democracy,” he concluded.

It is worth mentioning that Saba’awi is the reporter of Kirkuk Now website and was arrested while reporting the demonstrations in Hawaija on last Friday.