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The release comes close on the heels of several demonstrations
held by tens of thousands of Iraqi especially in Sunni-dominated Anbar Province
against what demonstrators say is discrimination by the Shi'ite-led government.
As per officials information 178 inmates were released on
January 14, bringing to 335 the number of detainees freed in the past week.
Remarkably, many of the detainees were released after a government
review found that their jail terms had expired or insufficient evidence had
been found to prosecute them.
In their protest demonstrator were demanded that inmates to
be freed who were arrested under an antiterrorism law.
Notably, Protesters have also demanded for the resignation
of Iraq's Shi'ite Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki.