Abdul Aziz al-Hakim is the leader of the Shiite party Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SCIRI). The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad , apologized today to Abdul Aziz al-Hakim , leader of the largest political party in the Iraqi Council of Representatives , for the detention of his son. Ammar al-Hakim , the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, is a cleric with an important position in his father's political movement. He and his six bodyguards were detained by U.S. troops near the border, while crossing into Iraq from Iran. All seven were released within 12 hours. A U.S. military spokesman said more information would be released "as it becomes available". A condemnation of the detention was delivered to the U.S. Department of State by al-Hakim's party SCIRI . The party suggested on affiliated TV stations that protesters might be sent out onto the streets to show opposition to the arrest.
 is the leader of the Shiite party (SCIRI). The U.S. ambassador to Iraq, , apologized today to , leader of the largest political party in the , for the detention of his son. , the son of Abdul Aziz al-Hakim, is a cleric with an important position in his father's political movement. He and his six bodyguards were detained by U.S. troops near the border, while crossing into Iraq from Iran. All seven were released within 12 hours. A U.S. military spokesman said more information would be released "as it becomes available". A condemnation of the detention was delivered to the U.S. Department of State by al-Hakim's party . The party suggested on affiliated TV stations that protesters might be sent out onto the streets to show opposition to the arrest.
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Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
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Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
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Zalmay Khalilzad
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Abdul Aziz al-Hakim
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Iraqi Council of Representatives
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Ammar al-Hakim
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SCIRI