Monday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-22-22

Parliamentary Integrity Meeting Results In 6 “Important” Decisions

08/22/2022  264   Earth News/ Today, Monday, the Parliamentary Integrity Committee issued six decisions regarding various issues.

According to a statement by the committee, published by some of its members, received by Earth News, the committee held an “exceptional” meeting, during which several topics were discussed, and the following decisions were made:

1- The selection of Representative Abdul Rahim Al-Shamri, as a spokesperson for the committee, by unanimous consent.

2- Work to monitor the implementation of the Food Security Law and the process of disbursing and distributing funds within the law.

3- Oversight over the mechanism for distributing job grades assigned within the Food Security Law to ensure that they are not tampered with.

4- Activating the supervisory role over state institutions under the current circumstances.

5- Coordination with the Supreme Judicial Council regarding corruption cases.

6- Discussing the performance of the central bank in the currency sale process, and the issues that have been raised recently.     https://earthiq.news/archives/130963

Al-Sadr Reveals The Lack Of Response By The Political Forces To The Public Dialogue

Sumerian special   2022-08-22 | 03:29 Source:  Sumerian   1,836 views  While others wondered about the format of the debate and whether it would be for all political parties or for the Shiite house only, and whether it would be enough to get the country out of the state of political impasse.   LINK

The Most Important Files That Al-Kazemi Will Present At The Arab Mini-Summit

Political news  August 22, 2022   26  The most important files that Al-Kazemi will present at the Arab mini-summit 1-51

Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi will visit Egypt today, Monday, to attend a mini-Arab summit.

And the official agency stated: "Al-Kazemi will confirm to the mini-Arab summit his government's endeavor to continue supporting dialogue between brothers in the region. He will also confirm Iraq's keenness to continue the policy of balance in relations and security stability in the country."

She added, "Al-Kazemi is looking forward to strengthening cooperation frameworks between Iraq and Egypt, whether at the bilateral level or within the framework of the comprehensive Arab cooperation mechanism."

It is noteworthy that Al-Kazemi will participate in the mini-summit that will be held in El Alamein, Egypt, in the presence of Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, King of Jordan Abdullah II, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa bin Salman Al Khalifa, and President of the UAE Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan.

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The Judiciary Stresses The Importance Of Adopting Constitutional Contexts To Resolve The Political Crisis

2022-08-22 | 07:22    Source:  Alsumaria news   561 views  Alsumaria News - Baghdad, Head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zaidan, stressed today, Monday, the importance of adopting constitutional and legal contexts to resolve the current political crisis.

The media center of the Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement received by Alsumaria News, that "the President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeqa Zidane, received the captain of the Journalists Moayad Al-Lami

He was accompanied by a group of journalists and media professionals, and discussed with them the importance of the role of the media as a fourth authority in disseminating facts as they are before public opinion.

According to the statement, Zeidan "stressed the importance of adopting constitutional and legal contexts to resolve the current political crisis."

The head of the Supreme Judicial Council stressed "the need to strengthen the citizen's confidence in the judiciary, which stands at the same distance from everyone and rules in the name of the people, and applies the law according to the constitution and the legislation in force, based on the available evidence and facts, not on what is being spread of rumors and gossip," stressing that "media campaigns Against the judiciary and political pressures will not deter judges from continuing their work in achieving the right and in accordance with what the laws impose."

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In turn, the attendees stressed "the importance of the role of the judiciary and its dimensions to political conflicts, as it is the most important pillar on which the foundations of the state are based and from which it derives its legitimacy."  LINK

Parliamentary Finance Confirms The Need For The Food Security Law For Final Accounts

Economie   14:41 - 08-22-2022   The Parliamentary Finance Committee confirmed that the Food Security Law needs final accounts.

Committee member Jamal Cougar said that if the food security law is dealt with as a budget or part of a budget, it needs final accounts, because without the final accounts there is no control over the disbursement of funds.

Cougar added, that in the event of delay in approving the budget, the government goes to the rule of exchange one on twelve because the Food Security Law was not indicated as a financial law, and that there is no operational or investment aspect in it, that is, there are no fixed amounts that are repeated annually while the The budget law has fifty-seven percent operational fixed.

The member of Parliamentary Finance added that the law ends at the end of the year, like all financial laws, except for the operating budget, noting that if it is agreed to hold early elections, in all cases, we need six months, and the government is supposed to prepare the final accounts of this law.

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Integrity: The Recruitment Of Former Officials In The Ministry Of Transport For Suspicion Of Contracts Concluded With The British “Serco”

08/22/2022   103  Earth News/ The Federal Integrity Commission announced today, Monday, the issuance of a summons order against former officials in the Ministry of Transport; For causing intentional harm to the side in which they were working.

The authority stated in a statement, received by Earth News, that "the Rusafa Investigation Court, which is specialized in integrity issues, issued a summons order against the former director of the General Company for Air Navigation Services and the former general manager of the Contracts and Licensing Department in it; As a result of violations committed in contracts concluded with a foreign air navigation company.”

She added that "the recruitment order was issued in accordance with the provisions of Article (340) of the Penal Code," noting that "it came as a result of violations committed in all contracts between the General Company for Air Navigation Services and the British company (Serco) to monitor Iraqi air traffic.

Article (340) of the Iraqi Penal Code states: “Any public official or agent who intentionally causes damage   to the funds or interests of the entity in which he works or is connected by virtue of his position or the funds of the persons entrusted to him shall be punished with imprisonment for a period not exceeding seven years or imprisonment. “     https://earthiq.news/archives/130986

"He Knows The Country And Its Security Institutions Very Well" .. Appointment Of A New Head Of The European Union Mission In Iraq

Shafaq News/ The European Union mission in Iraq announced the appointment of "Andreas Vibari" as its new head, while the latter expressed his happiness and confirmed his knowledge of the country and its security institutions "well".  

In a statement received by Shafaq News Agency, the mission said, "Andreas Vibari, a Swedish senior police officer, assumed on August 17-August his responsibilities in Baghdad as head of the European Union advisory mission in Iraq, which supports the reform of the civil security sector in the country at the invitation of the Iraqi authorities."

The statement indicated that Vibari "is the Chief Superintendent of the Swedish Police Authority, which represents the National Police in Sweden, which he joined in 1991. Malmo Police.

The statement emphasized that Vibari, “at the international level has significant experience in the European Union’s joint civil, political, security and defense missions, having worked initially since 2014 2015 as Chief of Staff of the European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo, which supports key rule of law institutions, and then with the The European Union Advisory Council in Iraq, in which he held a senior position as Chief of Operations at the beginning of the mission from 2017 to 2018.

The statement quoted the new head of mission as saying, "I am very happy to return to Iraq, and I know the country and its security institutions, and I know how important the experts of the European Union Mission in Iraq and the local staff of the mission are," stressing "to cooperate with the European Union and international partners to achieve our common goal of: Moving forward towards a transparent and effective democratic exercise of power

The European Union Advisory Mission in Iraq was established in October 2017 and is based in Baghdad and has an office in Erbil, and its mandate was extended in April 2022 for another two years.

The mission's mandate includes providing strategic advice and expertise to the Iraqi authorities on civilian aspects of security sector reform, including associated strategy, and other national security priorities.

The EU advisory mission to Iraq includes 84 EU experts and 34 Iraqi colleagues   LINK