Tuesday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 8-23-22
The Supreme Judicial Council Decides To Suspend Its Work, The Courts Affiliated With It, And The Federal Court
Iraq 10:56 – 08-23-2022 Today, Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court decided to suspend their work in protest against the open sit-in of the Sadrist movement’s demonstrators in front of the Supreme Judicial Council building.
A statement to the judiciary said, “The Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court met in person and electronically this morning, following the open sit-in of the Sadrist movement’s demonstrators in front of the Supreme Judicial Council to demand the dissolution of the House of Representatives by pressing the Federal Supreme Court to issue a decision by state order to dissolve the House of Representatives and send threatening messages over the phone. pressure on the court.
He added that “the meeting decided to suspend the work of the Supreme Judicial Council, the courts affiliated with it, and the Federal Supreme Court in protest against these unconstitutional and violating actions and to hold the government and the political party behind this sit-in legally responsible for the consequences of this behavior.” https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8336
The Judiciary Suspends Its Work And Holds The Government Responsible For The Sit-In In Front Of Its Gate
Policy 2022-08-23 | 03:51 Source: Alsumaria news 9,446 views Alsumaria News – Baghdad The Supreme Judicial Council decided today, Tuesday, to suspend its work, following the protests in front of its building, in what it described as “unconstitutional and in violation of the law.”
And the judiciary’s media mentioned in a statement received by Alsumaria news
The Supreme Judicial Council and the Federal Supreme Court met in person and electronically this morning, following the open sit-in of the demonstrators Sadrist Movement Before the Supreme Judicial Council to demand the dissolution of the House of Representatives by pressuring the Federal Supreme Court to issue a decision by the state order to dissolve the House of Representatives and sending threatening messages over the phone to pressure the court.
And the statement continued, “The meeting decided to suspend the work of the Supreme Judicial Council, the courts affiliated with it, and the Federal Supreme Court in protest against these unconstitutional and violating actions and to hold the government and the political party behind this sit-in legally responsible for the consequences of this behavior.” LINK
Al-Halbousi: Our Rivalry Should Not Be With The Judiciary
Iraq 12:14 – 08-23-2022 Today, Tuesday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi announced his refusal to quarrel with the Supreme Judicial Council.
Al-Halbousi said in a tweet via Twitter: “We support the demonstrations in accordance with the legal and constitutional contexts, in a manner that preserves the state and its institutions and protects its existence.”
And he added, “But our dispute should not be with the judiciary, to which we all resort if we dispute.”
https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8340
The Iraqi Bar Association Suspends Its Work In Parallel With The Judiciary
Iraq 12:09 – 2022-08-23 Today, Tuesday, the Iraqi Bar Association announced the suspension of its work in parallel with the judiciary, stressing the preservation of its independence.
The head of the Bar Association, Ahlam Al-Lami, said in a statement, “We were and are still with the revolutionaries’ demands, and we seek with them to achieve the desired social justice, and the Bar Association has announced this position in conjunction with the rest of the unions and unions.”
Al-Lami added: “However, all demands must be formulated in accordance with constitutional frameworks, and expressed in templates that are supposed to achieve those goals, and that the judicial institution is one of the most important of these constitutional bodies, and it should not be in the equation of political pressure.”
And she continued: “And to distance it from any actions that affect its independence, and no country can rise without maintaining the independence of the judiciary and preserving its prestige, and judicial decisions are issued according to legal visions, not by pressure on the will of the independent judiciary. We declare our position in support of the Iraqi judiciary, and we suspend the work of The Iraqi Bar Association is parallel to the judiciary.
The head of the Bar stressed: “All political parties must understand the danger of not protecting the independence of the judiciary, which will lead us to lose the most important pillars of building a constitutional state, and that the judiciary must be preserved, and maintained again.”
https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8339
Karkh Investigation Court Begins Procedures For Collecting Evidence Of The Crime Of Threatening The Federal Court
Iraq 11:49 – 08-23-2022 Today, Tuesday, the Supreme Judicial Council announced the initiation of procedures for collecting evidence of the crime of threatening the Federal Court.
A statement by the judiciary stated, “The Karkh First Investigation Court is proceeding with the procedures for collecting evidence of the crime of threatening the Federal Court to take legal measures against the perpetrators.” https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8338
The Supreme Judiciary Stresses The Importance Of Adopting Constitutional And Legal Contexts To Resolve The Political Crisis
Iraq 16:27 – 08-22-2022 Today, Monday, the head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faiq Zeidan, stressed the importance of adopting constitutional and legal contexts to resolve the political crisis, while noting that the judiciary stands at the same distance from everyone.
The Supreme Judicial Council said in a statement, “The President of the Supreme Judicial Council, Faeq Zaidan, received today, the Syndicate of Journalists, Muayyad al-Lami, accompanied by a group of journalists and media professionals, and discussed with them the importance of the media’s role as a fourth authority in disseminating the facts as they are before public opinion.”
The head of the Supreme Judicial Council stressed “the importance of adopting constitutional and legal contexts to resolve the current political crisis,” stressing “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 legislation in force based on the available evidence and facts. Not based on rumors and gossip.
He added 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.”
In turn, the attendees stressed “the importance of the role of the judiciary and its dimensions from 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.” https://kirkuktv.net/AR/Details/8327
UNAMI Comments On The Disruption Of The Iraqi Judiciary
Political | 12:50 – 23/08/2022 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203231
The Resolve To Disrupt The Judicial Institution: A Fatal Bullet In The Head Of The State
Political | 12:38 – 23/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News , the head of the Azm Alliance, Muthanna al-Samarrai, considered the disruption of the judicial institution a “fatal bullet in the head of the state.”
Al-Samarrai said in a tweet via Twitter: “There is nothing left of the building of this state except the institution of the judiciary, which is the fortress and the refuge. Therefore, compromising it and disrupting it and impeding its role is like a fatal bullet in the head of the state, a deliberate assassination of its entity, and a clear declaration of chaos that will suffocate everyone with fire.” https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203228
Al-Fatlawi Tweets: Leave The Judiciary, As It Is The Only Remaining Legitimate And Undisturbed Authority
Political | 12:24 – 23/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News tweeted, after the sit-in of the Sadrist movement’s supporters in front of the Green Zone, the representative of the State of Law coalition, Hanan Al-Fatlawi.
Al-Fatlawi said in a tweet via Twitter: “The judiciary has said its word more than once: We have no authority to dissolve parliament. Why do some people try to forcibly involve the judiciary in political disputes? Leave the judiciary, as it is the only legitimate and non-disruptive authority left!! Do you want to finish off the rest of the state?” If you want a way out, you have nothing but the constitution and its mechanisms. https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203227
Al-Halbousi Warns Against The Lack Of International Recognition Of The Entire Political Process, The Structure Of The State And Its Outputs
Political | 12:09 – 23/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News Today, Tuesday, Parliament Speaker Muhammad al-Halbousi called for resorting to the constitution to get the country out of the stifling crisis, while warning against the lack of international recognition of the political process in Iraq.
Al-Halbousi said in a statement that Mawazine News received a copy of it: “We previously participated in the elections at the end of last year, after popular protests called for changing the government and holding early elections.”
He added, “Our goal was to reform the situation, give space to the emerging forces in political participation, take their role in political decision-making within the parliament, add stability to political work, and implement real reforms through constitutional institutions.”
He continued, “Unfortunately, what we have reached today is a more regression than we were previously, through the disruption of constitutional institutions, (a disabled parliament, a disabled judiciary, a caretaker government).”
He stated: “We must all resort to the constitution, and be up to the responsibility to get the country out of this suffocating crisis that is heading towards the absence of legitimacy, and may lead to a lack of international recognition of the entire political process, the structure of the state and its outputs.” Ended 29 / h https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=203224
Integrity Carried Out 45 Arrests Of Accused And Files During The Month Of July
Political | 11:09 – 23/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News The Commission’s Investigation Department announced the seizures carried out by its directorates and investigation offices during the month of July, noting that 45 arrests were carried out in Baghdad and the provinces, during which 15 suspects were arrested.
The department reported that the team of the Commission’s investigation office in Maysan diagnosed fraud and poor implementation of a construction project at a cost of (7,600,000,000) billions of dinars, indicating that poor implementation and manipulation of building materials for the administration and passports building at Al-Sheeb border crossing led to the fall of the building, and in Kirkuk governorate, an investigation office revealed
The authority in the governorate revealed suspicions of corruption in the project of paving the street from the “Sergnar” bridge to the entrance to the governorate from the side of Sulaymaniyah, in addition to suspicions of corruption in the contract for the supply of the “Sibab” mask in the Kirkuk Health Department.
The department added that the Najaf Investigation Office monitored violations in the governorate health department, which were represented by the department’s employees organizing recycled purchase transactions from 2021 in the amount of (395,860,000) million dinars; Despite the lack of financial provision, in Dhi Qar, the work team of the Governorate Investigation Office was able to stop the disbursement of amounts (120) contracts;
The presence of manipulation, forgery and violations in the Personnel Contracts Division in the governorate, pointing out to the addition of these operational contracts after forging the margin of the Deputy Governor and Project Accounts Manager with approval and financial allocation by fixing the margins with a “scanner” on the applications submitted for contracting and completing its contractual procedures.
She added that in Diyala, a transfer was made to the Governorate Electricity Distribution Company, and the priorities for implementing a project to rehabilitate networks in a number of villages were set, with the feeders divided by referral to a contracting company,
but investigations by the authority’s office in the governorate confirmed that the implementation on the ground was carried out by employees Diyala Electricity Directorate and using its mechanisms, while the Anbar Investigation Office team was able to detect cases of forgery and waste of public money, after forging the signatures of the Electricity Generator Processing Committee to the Rawa District, indicating that this led to a waste of (49,140,000) million dinars after promoting the advance exchange transaction. Forged signatures.
The department indicated that (64) file folders were seized for beneficiaries of the allocation report in the directorate of the municipality of Hilla. For the directorate’s property manager to prepare a record of allocating plots of land with areas larger than what is legally permitted, as well as allocating plots to people who were previously allocated to them, in violation of the controls and instructions. End 29/h
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