A letter breaks the silence 12 jailed appeal to parliament speaker [Archives:2002/25/Front Page]

Last week, 12 prisoners suspected of being linked to al-Qaeda appealed to the parliament speaker and other representatives trying to find a way out to their problem.
In a letter addressed to Shiekh Abdullah Bin Hussein al-Ahmar the parliament speaker, the 12 prisoners said they had been in jail since the September 11 attacks on the USA without knowing the grounds for such action.
The letter said, We had been summoned for interrogation in September and we agreed to come, but upon arrival we were put in jail. Since then we have not been given any legal reason for this action.
The 12 wrote that whenever they ask why they are imprisoned, they are told for security measures.
They also said intelligence imprisoned some of their visitors and relatives.
The 12 stated, All of us have no link to the events that have happened or anything that harms security and stability.
The letter said the prisoners are being held in fear, poverty and immense psychological pressure. The group includes university students, doctors and other people who are the sole supporters of their families.
Last month, an anonymous group calling themselves sympathizers with al-Qaeda demanded the release of 137 members of al-Qaeda who are being detained.
The group claimed responsibility for a number of explosions and pledged to carry out suicide bombings targeting government officials if their demand is not met.
In addition to this, members of parliament demanded the Interior Minster to be questioned about the legality of keeping a number of people in jail without a warrant.

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