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Jahi Chikwendiu The Washington Post
"Karbala Jail"


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Iraqi Judge Fadil Shadid (suit and tie) hears the case of Wasan Kamil, 28, holding daughter, who is being held for the murder of her husband at the Karbala Police Station in Karbala, Iraq. Although Wasan is known to be innocent, the judge wants to keep her because her brother, the guilty party, cannot be found. Since Wasan has an 8-month-old daughter, the Iraq police arrested her 54-year-old mother in her place. Sgt Thomas Neal, of the US Army, negotiated the release of Wasan's mother.
 

 

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