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Ex-Iraq hostages forgive captors - BBC News
Three peace campaigners who were taken hostage say they "unconditionally" forgive their Iraqi captors.
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In a joint statement at a press conference at St Ethelburga's Centre for Reconciliation in London they said they wanted "all possible leniency" for the accused men.
The men said: "We unconditionally forgive our captors for abducting and holding us. We have no desire to punish them. Punishment can never restore what was taken from us."
The death penalty is an irrevocable judgment...We oppose the death penalty
They said their captors caused "great suffering" to them and their families, but they held no malice towards them and had "no wish for retribution".
The "cycle of violence" in Iraq did not justify the kidnappers' actions, but should be considered in any potential judgment, they said.
The men added: "The death penalty is an irrevocable judgment. It erases all possibility that those who have harmed others, even seriously, can yet turn to good. We oppose the death penalty." ...

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