Dr. Kamal Sayid Qadir released in Kurdistan today  25.1.2006

The 48-year old lawyer of Kurdish origin was convicted on December 19 by a court in Erbil in the northern Iraqi region of Kurdistan for "defamation against the Kurdish government."

He had been arrested in October for writing articles criticising regional president Massoud Barzani.

The human rights organization Reporters without Borders called for Qadir's release,www.ekurd.net saying "this incident bodes ill for freedom of expression in Iraq's Kurdish region."

Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari informed Austrian special envoy to Iraq Gudrun Harrer Wednesday of the lawyer's release.

"This shows that the decision to have Austrian representation in Baghdad was right," Plassnik said.

With Harrer's presence on the ground since January 1, "we can effectively protect the interests of Austria and Austrian citizens," she added.

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