Iraqi president signals end to night-time police arrests (death squads)

[Barrett808]

BAGHDAD, July 27 (AFP) - Iraqi police will detain suspects by day rather than at night, Iraqi President Jalal Talabani said, after a number of people were found murdered after being picked up by men in uniform.

Talabani also said that government officials had opened investigations into several cases of alleged police and military abuse, but gave no details on the cases.

Authorities have decided arrests "should be carried out by certain (police) groups, and according to the law and with judicial approval. And during daytime, not at night," Talabani told reporters.

"This procedure will give us the ability to know who the detainees are and how we can deal with them," he added.

Talabani cautioned that "some terrorists put on army and police uniforms and they arrest people at their homes."

"Sometimes they demand a bribe to release them, other times they execute them," he said.

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[Kagemusha]

1. We know for sure people who do that are "terrorists" do we?

Seems to me I wouldn't be so sure.