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Hopes Robert Pether can return to Roscommon

Aug 6, 2025 13:30
By Shannonside News
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Hopes Robert Pether can return to Roscommon

There are hopes of a breakthrough this week in the case of a Roscommon resident who can't leave Iraq.

Robert Pether was in jail there for over four years, because of a contract dispute between his employer and the Iraqi government.

He was finally released on bail two months ago, but still can't leave Iraq.

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Independent councillor Valerie Byrne says his Elphin family desperately want him to be allowed come home:

 

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