text: Rory McCarthy and Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad, Helen Carter and &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Iraq #39;s justice minister last night pledged to release one high-profile Iraqi woman prisoner and to consider the release of a second in a last-minute concession that may save the life of the British kidnap victim Kenneth Bigley.
inputs: Rory McCarthy and Ghaith Abdul-Ahad in Baghdad, Helen Carter and &lt;b&gt;...&lt;/b&gt; Iraq #39;s justice minister last night pledged to release one high-profile Iraqi woman prisoner and to consider the release of a second in a last-minute concession that may save the life of the British kidnap victim Kenneth Bigley.