Monday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-3-22
Monday Evening Iraq Parliament News Highlights 10-3-22
Did The Iraqi Parliament Session End The Crisis, Or Did It Establish New Ones?
Posted On2022-10-02 By Sotaliraq Speculation increased about the fate of the Iraqi political crisis after the parliament session, which renewed confidence in its president, Muhammad al-Halbousi, as it was considered a return to work in the legislative authority of Parliament after its disruption, and it constituted a milestone in the crisis of the current regime caused by the results of the early elections, despite the depth of differences in Iraq and the division of the street. Among the many leaders.
Baghdad Document
The deputy of the "Al-Fateh Alliance", Mortada Al-Saadi, revealed part of the details of the "Baghdad Document" launched by Al-Halbousi, noting that the "coordinating framework" candidate for prime minister made a pledge regarding the "Sadr movement", while the recent bombing of the Green Zone was considered a "message to the political parties." “.
Al-Saadi said in a televised statement that “the last parliament session is the beginning of the easing of the political crisis,” noting that “the political situation is tense, but the tripartite forces represented by the Coordination Framework, the Sovereignty Alliance, and the Kurdistan Democratic Party were highly coherent.”
He revealed that "the Baghdad document launched by al-Halbousi includes dialogue between the tripartite forces and the forces outside parliament, without any external interference," noting that "the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, did not express any objection to the holding of the parliament session, and in general he does not object." The current calls for the resumption of the sessions,” considering that “leaving reality to the ministries is a rebellion against the law and an encouragement to violations.”
While Al-Saadi confirmed that “there is no dialogue at the moment between the framework and the current,” he spoke about “the coordination framework’s adherence to the participation of the Sadrists in the new government in accordance with the parliamentary entitlement for them, represented by 73 deputies,” stressing that “there is no solution without dialogue, and there is adherence by the leader of the Fatah Alliance Hadi. Al-Amiri to meet with Al-Sadr, but not in the near future.”
With regard to the presidency, al-Saadi said that "the Kurds reached an agreement of 85 percent regarding the presidency of the republic," noting that "the parliament will hold a session as soon as possible if an agreement is reached between the Kurdish parties on a candidate for the presidency." He considered that proceeding with the 2018 agreement "causes a state of inconsistency and constitutes a nucleus for weakening the government."
As for the renewal of the caretaker prime minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, he confirmed that “the framework forces unanimously reject this matter.”
Regarding the nomination of Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani to head the government, Al-Saadi stated that “there are no objections to it from the political parties,” and indicated that “Al-Sadr did not accept or reject the coordination candidate, and if he refused, he must state the reasons,” stressing that “the framework decided his order to nominate Al-Sudani for the presidency.” Ministers and awaits his official assignment from the President of the Republic.”
He explained that "the international position with the formation of a new strong government with full powers is moving towards addressing the Iraqi reality in general."
Regarding the recent bombing of Al-Khadra, the representative of the “Al-Fateh Alliance” saw that it was “a message to the allied parties, and an attempt to retreat from yesterday’s session,” adding that “the language of weapons will not work and dialogue is the solution,” adding that “whoever adopts the demonstrations disavowed the bombing, and those who adopt The government is sitting in Parliament, and this means that there is a third party that wants to drive the wedge between the political forces.”
He concluded that "the abolition of quotas is a lie and a fantasy."
In turn, the political researcher, Ali Al-Baydar, admitted that "the parliamentary blocs managed to overcome the state of obstruction, but it opened other crises that are more severe than the blockage." Al-Baydar added that “the equation of the missiles that fell on the Green Zone entered the line, which indicates the fragility of the situation and the weakness of the security reality,” noting that “the missiles will be part of the next scene and a new pressure card that will strike everyone who rejects its options.”
Al-Baydar believes that "Al-Sadr will not remain silent about stripping him of everything, and his resigned deputies will push towards fueling the escalation that will lead the country to chaos."
He added, "The state administration coalition will make al-Sadr feel the decline of his influence and his ability to maneuver, and therefore he will go to more severe options, even if it requires the use of weapons to obtain gains."On the other hand, political researcher Saleh Lafta considered that "no one can predict the outcome of the Iraqi political crisis or develop a future vision for it, as it is not like political crises in other countries."
Lafta considered that "there are two different programs, and one party can attract those who share the same vision to the administration of the state, and then gives the second party the opportunity for the first party to form a government, and the second party takes the role of the opposition." He pointed out that “the differences in Iraq are deep, and the street is divided over many leaders, and every leader sings about his nights and does not want a solution that robs him of some of his gains. “.
He considered that “the parliament session, in the manner in which it was held, including road blocks, demonstrations, and popular convulsions, reflects the deteriorating political reality in Iraq, and the need for real solutions to revive Iraq before it reaches the stage of disintegration. Even if the session contributed to solving the crisis or not, the next is more and more crises that will not end no matter how leaders try to hide them, postpone them, or pretend to solve them.” LINK
Kurdish Politician: Iran Has Exploited The State Of Weakness And Underestimated Iraqi Sovereignty
Posted On2022-10-02 By Sotaliraq On Sunday, Kurdish politician Latif Al-Sheikh described the Iraqi response to the Iranian bombing as weakness, indicating that Tehran is exploiting Baghdad's silence to launch more attacks against Erbil and Sulaymaniyah.
In an interview, the sheikh said that "Iran has exploited the state of Iraqi weakness and underestimated Iraqi sovereignty to continue its aggression."
He added that "it is unreasonable for this Iranian silence on the daily bombing of various areas in Erbil and Sulaymaniyah," noting that "the aggression is borne by the federal government in Baghdad, as it is concerned with responding and preserving the country's sovereignty."
The Kurdistan Democratic Party had called on the government to end the Iranian aggression and to move through diplomacy to protest against the continued bombing LINK
Al-Kazemi Faces A Lawsuit For Wasting Public Money
Money and business Economy News-Baghdad Independent MP Basem Khashan revealed, on Monday, that he, along with independent MP Mustafa Sanad, went to file a lawsuit with the Court of Integrity against the caretaker Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, on charges of wasting funds, indicating that the lawsuit relates to the disbursement of 70 billion dinars to furnish a library from the funds of the Emergency Law for Food Security and Development. Without legal exchange doors.
Khashan said in a press statement, "After we obtained an official document indicating the disbursement of 70 billion dinars for the purposes of furnishing the office of Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi from the funds of the Emergency Law for Food Security and Development, and without the presence of legal exchange doors, which is a legal violation and contains suspicions of corruption."
He added, "He and the independent deputy, Mustafa Sanad, will go to file a lawsuit with the Integrity Court against Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi on charges of wasting money."
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“We Will Sue Him.” Al-Kazemi’s Government Responds To A Deputy Publishing “Misleading” Information To Blackmail It
Shafaq News/ The media office of the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi issued today, Monday, a statement regarding publications he described as "misleading" published by a member of Parliament, saying that their purpose was to blackmail the government and mislead public opinion, stressing his intention to sue this deputy.
And a statement received by Shafaq News Agency stated that one of the parliamentarians published, on his page on social media, false and misleading information for public opinion about the doors of the Prime Minister's Office disbursing the amount allocated to him from the Emergency Support Law for Food Security and Development (Law No. 2 of 2022). ; This should be noted, and the ambiguities raised by a deputy who exceeded the limits of his duties and legal obligations.
He added that the sums included in the "emergency support" law were voted on by the House of Representatives, and were subject to discussion and monitoring by the members of the House, including the aforementioned deputy, and he had to register his objection according to the law to those amounts; As for the Council of Ministers, its legal responsibility is to distribute these amounts to the eligible parties according to the legal tracks, and this is what actually happened.
The statement indicated that the "emergency support" law included allocating an amount of 400 billion dinars to the security and military agencies, and from this amount an amount was allocated to the Office of the Prime Minister - the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, with only half of it, amounting to 35 billion Iraqi dinars, being spent during this government to The security services associated with the office of the Prime Minister - the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, in specific doors and in certain areas, and not, as the deputy claimed, that they are furniture for the Prime Minister’s office.
He pointed out that the aforementioned amount - as stipulated in the "emergency support" law - includes all departments affiliated with the Presidency of the Council of Ministers, and important files that are followed up by the government, including compensation for the wounded and security support, as well as securing the requirements and expenses of all the special squad, which is concerned with securing and protecting the departments. state, green zone, etc.
And he indicated that the disbursement procedures are carried out in accordance with the legal principles and the followed contexts, and with all transparency, after they are classified in a fundamental manner by the Ministry of Finance.
And the statement of Al-Kazemi's office continued, saying, "Until this moment, the above-mentioned amount has not been disbursed, pending the completion of the official procedures for the Ministry of Finance, and obtaining its approval for the exchange."
The statement affirmed the respect and appreciation of the legislative authority and the representatives, and expressed its regret for the decline in understanding the limits of the legislative role according to the law by some MPs, who turned social networking sites into arenas for political clowning and dissemination of false and misleading documents, in the hope of gaining illegitimate sympathy, and this is not befitting the mission that is being pursued. They elected for it.
Accordingly, the statement said, the Prime Minister's Office will prosecute the violating deputy according to the law.
And yesterday, Sunday, Representative Mustafa Sanad published a document that he said included the disbursement of 70 billion dinars of emergency support for furnishing and purchasing cars to Al-Kazemi’s office. LINK
A Parliamentarian Calls For The Implementation Of Article 340 Of The Penal Code Against Al-Kazemi
Political | 01:27 - 03/10/2022 Baghdad - Mawazine News, a deputy from the Sadiqoun parliamentary bloc, Zainab al-Moussawi, said on Monday that the current government is "corrupt and manipulates Iraqi laws and constitution."
Al-Moussawi added, in a statement received by Mawazine News, that "the current government has gone too far on the Iraqi laws and constitution," continuing that "the Food Security Law has scattered its money in an unknown way by Al-Kazemi."
She went on to say that "Al-Kazemi cracked the heads of Iraqis with the so-called reform white paper that was not applied on the ground and was only Facebook slogans and nothing more," asking: "How does a prime minister issue a reform paper and suspicions of corruption documented with evidence and proofs wrap around it?"
Al-Moussawi called for "the application of Article 340 of the Penal Code against Al-Kazemi on charges of wasting public money." Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=207196