140 Jordanians in Iraqi jails

Jordanian Foreign Minister Fayez al-Taraunah received a list of 140 Jordanians being jailed in Iraq.

Government sources told al-Ra'i daily that the Iraqi ambassador in Amman has not clarified whether the list contained the names of all Jordanian prisoners in Iraqi custodies or a portion of them.

The information was obtained after the Jordanian government pressed Iraq to disclose the conditions in which the prisoners live, following the execution of four Jordanians for smuggling car parts.

The Iraqi ambassador also confirmed his government's position that it will not execute the fifth Jordanian who was sentenced to death for smuggling by an Iraqi court.