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Wife of Elphin resident jailed in Iraq pleads for widespread support

Apr 8, 2022 17:40 By Shannonside News
Wife of Elphin resident jailed in Iraq pleads for widespread support
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Desree is urging people to share the hashtag Free Robert Pether

The wife of an Elphin resident jailed in Iraq is calling for widespread support to ensure her husband is released from prison.

This week marks one year since the arrest of Robert Pether who was working for an international company on a project in Baghdad when a dispute over costs arose.

Last week a UN body declared Mr Pether's detention as illegal and has called for his immediate release.

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His wife Desree who lives in Elphin with his three children is concerned about his health and she has started a  global social media campaign to highlight her husband's imprisonment.

She's urging people to share the hashtag free Robert Pether.

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