John
01-03-2010, 03:57 PM
Ali al-Dabbagh said he hoped security guard Alan McMenemy was still alive, but could not confirm it.
British authorities said they believe he is dead and have called for his body to be returned.
The man he was guarding, British computer programmer Peter Moore, was released alive last week. The bodies of three other security guards were handed to the British embassy last year.
Mr Dabbagh said: "We hope McMenemy is still alive. The Iraqi government is seeking his release and his handover. That will be soon, God willing."
The Foreign Office said: "We've believed for some time that Alan has been killed. His family has been told about this. We continue to urge those holding him to return his body. We are in close contact with the Iraqi authorities."
British authorities said they believe he is dead and have called for his body to be returned.
The man he was guarding, British computer programmer Peter Moore, was released alive last week. The bodies of three other security guards were handed to the British embassy last year.
Mr Dabbagh said: "We hope McMenemy is still alive. The Iraqi government is seeking his release and his handover. That will be soon, God willing."
The Foreign Office said: "We've believed for some time that Alan has been killed. His family has been told about this. We continue to urge those holding him to return his body. We are in close contact with the Iraqi authorities."