Thursday Afternoon Iraq Parliament News Highlights 9-1-22
State Of Law Leader: We Have Not Seen Any Serious Moves To Hold The Parliament Session So Far
Political | 11:03 – 01/09/2022 Special- Mawazine News The leader of the State of Law coalition, Kazem Al-Haidari, said on Thursday that he had “not touched” until the moment “serious moves” regarding the holding of the first session of the House of Representatives after a break.
Al-Haidari told Mawazine News, “The current matter requires political awareness from all political blocs and an agreement to hold the session,” adding that “there are good news and leaks from the Kurdish House about an agreement on a settlement candidate.”
He continued, “If the Kurdish side agrees, the ground will be ready for the first session in which the President of the Republic will be elected and the Prime Minister will be tasked with forming the government.” Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=204171
The Federal Court Postpones Hearing The Lawsuit To Dissolve Parliament
The Federal Court Rejects The Lawsuit To Dissolve Parliament
Baghdad / Al-Mawrid News Today, Wednesday, the Federal Supreme Court decided to reject the case for dissolving the House of Representatives.
A source said that “the Federal Supreme Court decided to reject the case for dissolving the House of Representatives.” Today, the Federal Supreme Court began considering the claim to dissolve Parliament.
A judicial source said, “The Federal Supreme Court held its session today to consider the claim of dissolving Parliament.”
The Federal Court had postponed hearing the case, due to the general curfew and the disruption of the work of all state institutions. https://almawrid.news/contents/view/details?id=53901
The Speaker Of The Lebanese Parliament Calls On Al-Sadr To Reverse His Decision To Retire[/Size]
Political | 07:13 – 31/08/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News The Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament, Nabih Berri, urged the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, today, Wednesday, to reverse his decision to retire from politics.
Berri, head of the “Amal” movement, was speaking to a crowd of his supporters who gathered in southern Lebanon to commemorate the disappearance of the cleric Musa al-Sadr 44 years ago.
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Muhammad Ihsan: Massoud Barzani Must Intervene To Resolve The Crisis Through Dialogue.. Otherwise, We Will Go To Shiite-Shiite Fighting
Posted On2022-09-01 By Sotaliraq An expert in international law and politics, Professor Muhammad Ihsan, warned of the outbreak of a Shiite Shiite war that will be catastrophic for everyone and “we will lose our youth, talents and Iraq’s money” if the conflicting parties do not reach a dialogue that saves the country from this catastrophe,” noting that “any initiative will not succeed.” Without the intervention of President Massoud Barzani to defuse the crisis.”
In an interview to discuss “beyond the Federal Court’s decision” that it did not have the authority to dissolve Parliament, Ihsan, the former Minister of Human Rights in the Kurdistan Regional Government, the former president of Erbil International University and a professor at the University of London in England said:
“In my view, the Federal Court does not have the authority to dissolve the Parliament.” , noting that “Article 64 of the Iraqi Constitution clarifies the formal and practical procedures for dissolving Parliament, which says that Parliament is dissolved at the request of the majority of its members or at the request of the Prime Minister and with the approval of the President of the Republic and with a vote of Parliament.
These are constitutional ways to dissolve parliament, but there are unconstitutional ways, for example, by a military coup or the collapse of the state, and these methods exist in the world, but the Iraqi constitution specified when and how to dissolve parliament.”
The Supreme Judicial Council had responded yesterday to the request of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, to dissolve the Iraqi Council of Representatives, by saying that the Council does not have the authority to dissolve the Council of Representatives and its tasks are specified under Article (3) of the Supreme Judicial Council Law No. (45) for the year 2017, which in its entirety relates to the administration of the judiciary only and does not include any authority that allows the judiciary to interfere in the matters of the legislative or executive authorities.
Ihsan said: “Let’s talk frankly, the Federal Court is part of the crisis and the political suffocation, but legally it is not the right of a certain party, the Sadrist movement, or part of the Shiites, Sunnis or Kurds to dissolve parliament in this way, in my opinion, there should be some kind of dialogue And understandings to resolve this political bottleneck.
The constitution has dealt with many problems, but there are loopholes in it, and we must not forget that the constitutions of the world are constantly evolving to necessitate the public interest. Submitting requests (petitions) by a certain party to dissolve Parliament, as this is not within the jurisdiction of the Federal Court.
With regard to the Federal Court’s interpretation of the concept of the largest bloc in 2010, and whether this constitutes interference in political work? He explained: “I said that the court is part of the node and knows how to use its powers against the current and against the Triple Alliance (which included the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr and the Democratic Party).
The Kurdistan Region led by Massoud Barzani, and the Sunnis led by Muhammad al-Halbousi) who was formed 10 months ago, that is why I said it is part of the crisis and has legal mechanisms to obstruct many things, but I repeat that dissolving Parliament is not within its powers.
Article 64 is clear in this regard.” Noting that “there is another problem, which is that the Prime Minister, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, does not have the right to submit a request to the President of the Republic to dissolve parliament, since his government is a caretaker government, and even if 50 deputies have the right to submit a request to dissolve parliament, the House of Representatives must vote on this request.” There is a constitutional stalemate and political suffocation in the country.”
]Regarding the course of things in the Iraqi street, Ihsan said: “I believe that this method of managing the conflict that was used by the two parties (the Sadrist movement and the coordination framework) is a non-political method and personalization of matters.
The point, and I think today, that if the movement mobilizes the masses in the street, and in return the framework does the same thing, this will lead to a confrontation and may develop into fighting between the two parties, and we have bad experiences and lived through the Kurdish-Kurdish fighting, and the Shiite-Sunni fighting. “.
Noting that “the best solution is to engage in dialogues according to a real initiative in the interest of the country, an initiative in order to find a solution and defuse the strife in the country, and it is not similar to the previous initiatives…
There are several ways to solve it, including forming a new government and going to early elections according to new foundations. It is necessary first to define who is the largest bloc? And that there is a charter of honor and the winning party in the elections is the one who forms the government or forms an alliance, whether before or after the elections, but there are those who oppose that,
there is a group clinging to power and wanting to restore their dreams of staying in it for the sake of corruption, and another group was part of corruption and today it is not They want to continue and insist on forming a government. I see this intransigence in politics as hijacking the people, hijacking the political process and limiting the constitution to a critical angle. This behavior leads us to a real disaster.”
Ihsan indicated that “Hadi Al-Amiri’s initiative can succeed with the support of President Masoud Barzani, but Al-Amiri alone will not achieve this, as he is still part of the problem as he is a party to the coordination framework, if the Kurds and part of the Shiites who are not part of the struggle for power and the Sunnis, they negotiated There can be a real initiative,” warning that “the problem is that most parties do not feel the gravity of the situation, now there are tens of thousands of young people camping around the parliament building in these weather conditions and high temperatures, and these do not represent the Sadrist movement only, but they are Iraqis.”
Those who are angry with political parties because of corruption and depriving them of their most basic natural needs, and we all hope and work to change the political situation and that the system must be reformed. its results.” Emphasizing:
Ihsan added, “There was an excellent initiative at the beginning of the crisis by the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, but the ruling class believes in the conspiracy theory and doubts even if I tell them peace be upon you. And lease it in his name.
I think that “with the arrival of Al-Amiri and his meeting with President Masoud Barzani, there will be a move towards a solution because in this conflict there is no winner and everyone loses, especially if things escalate and the results will be catastrophic.”
Ihsan asked, “Why should the president of the republic be Kurdish, the parliament speaker a Sunni, and the prime minister a Shiite?” Why not, for example, the prime minister or parliament from the Kurds?
It has been nearly 20 years since the regime changed and the transitional stages in the world do not exceed ten years, and this mechanism must be changed, and we in Iraq have made the temporary period permanent based on the interests of the political blocs, and there are those who say that this is a constitutional custom, there is no such thing as a constitutional custom, We are talking about a law and a constitution.
On the end of quotas and consensus, he said: “The goals of the tripartite alliance by rejecting quotas and consensus were the best approach to save Iraq from quotas.
There was a glimmer of hope, but the framework stood in its way to continue corruption under justifications such as adherence to the decisions of the reference, and times they argued for foreign intervention in favor of this party or that, and times They concealed the interest of the (Shiite) component, and all of this is not true.
All their concern was and still is the continuation of their corruption that engulfs the country, and they are all lovers of power.
He stressed that “the reason for this is also due to the absence of patriotic politicians keen on the country and the people. We have in Iraq a small percentage of politicians and these are forgotten, and in the forefront there are those who can be described as less than political teenagers.. We destroyed all political theories in the world, and I challenge any An economist today analyzes the Iraqi economic situation and tells us where we are going economically, for example.”
Ihsan explained, “The next step, if any initiative, whether Al-Amiri or others, does not succeed, and with the blessing of President Massoud Barzani, to intervene between the parties to resolve the conflict, we are going to a Shiite Shiite fight, and this will be a disaster for Iraq and all Iraqis.”
He recalled that “the United Nations has done more than it should, and I know that Jenin-Plasschaert descended from the mentality of diplomacy to clanism in order to resolve disputes, but it did not succeed.
Ihsan denied that there was any external interference to resolve the Iraqi crisis, and said: “Iraq is not among the priorities of the American thinking ladder. What concerns Washington today is the Ukrainian war, Russia, China, Taiwan, India and Russia… America was in Iraq and there are those who are proud of their expulsion, so what did we benefit from it?” .
He stressed that the solution to the Iraqi crisis lies in “dialogue between all parties, and even if 5 million Iraqis took to the street, parliament would not be dissolved except by a coup or the collapse of the state or through dialogue.” [Interview: Maad Fayyad – Rudaw Media Network LINK
Integrity: Imprisonment And A Fine Of 10 Million Dollars For An Official In A Government Bank In Khalidiya
Political | 09:47 – 01/09/2022 Baghdad – Mawazine News, the Federal Integrity Commission announced, on Thursday, the issuance of a decision in attendance, imprisonment and a fine against the assistant director of a government bank branch in Anbar; This is against the background of the case of embezzled funds from the bank.
And the Commission’s Investigation Department stated, according to a statement received by Mawazine News, that “the Rusafa Criminal Court, which is specialized in integrity issues, issued a ruling that sentenced to imprisonment for a period of (15) years, with a fine of (10,000,000) million dollars against the assistant director of Al-Rafidain Bank – Khalidiya Branch. “.
She pointed out that “the court, after reviewing the papers, investigation records, seized exhibits, evidence and evidence obtained in this case, reached full conviction of the defendant’s negligence, and decided to convict her by issuing a judgment in attendance that imprisoned her (15) years, with a fine of (10,000, 000) millions of dollars; Based on the requirements of Article (36) of the Money Laundering and Combating Terrorism Law No. (39) of 2015.”
And the department continued, explaining, “the steps taken after the issuance of a life sentence to the director of Al-Rafidain Bank – Al-Khalidiya branch, for his participation with his assistant and other employees in embezzling an amount of (50,000,000,000) billion dinars from the bank resulting from the disbursement of retirees’ money in Anbar, as the investigation, investigation and auditing staff began in the Department of The investigations are carried out with firm measures and strenuous efforts are being made to find the embezzled funds.
And she continued, “In cooperation with law enforcement agencies and according to judicial warrants, a team from the department carried out raids and searches of the homes of the convicts, both the manager of the Rafidain Bank branch and his assistant, in coordination between the Baghdad Investigation Directorate and the land holding force in Anbar Governorate, where the team was able to find money inside The house of one of the accused, whose value amounted to more than half a billion Iraqi dinars, in addition to seizing (9) real estate bonds distributed in different areas in Baghdad,” noting that “their continuous operations led to the discovery of a huge multi-storey building in the center of Al-Mansour city and a piece of land on the site.”
The same (belonging to the accused), as well as a house with an area of (300) meters in the University neighborhood, and (2) real estate apartments outside Iraq and multiple bank accounts.
And she indicated that “the team organized fundamental records, as all real estate bonds and citations related to them were linked in the investigative papers and presented to the judiciary, and their values were estimated and a special account was opened in the Rafidain Bank to deposit the resulting rents.” Ended 29/N33 https://www.mawazin.net/Details.aspx?jimare=204160
Expect A New Escalation… Western Institutions: Al-Sadr Aspires To “Dominate” Iraqi Politics
Shafaq News/ Political analysts in Western institutions saw, on Wednesday, that the leader of the Iraqi Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, aspires to be the strongest Shiite political leader, noting that his ambition does not stop at “undermining” the regime only, but also “the Shiite house” to achieve his goal.
Renad Mansour, a researcher at the British “Chatham House” Foundation, told AFP, “Al-Sadr aspires to become the most powerful Shiite political actor in Iraq… This is his ambition, and its realization requires, in part, not only to destabilize the political system itself, but also the Shiite house and restore Arrange it to be at its center.”
Since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled the former regime, Iraq has been run under a sectarian power-sharing system.
Gradually Muqtada al-Sadr, whose father, Muhammad Sadiq al-Sadr, was one of the most respected Shiite clerics in Iraq, became a major political player, backed by a Shiite popular base that he often mobilizes to press for his demands.
Since the legislative elections last October, differences prevail between al-Sadr and the coordination framework that includes rival Shiite forces backed by Iran, which has hindered the formation of a new government.
Tensions escalated sharply on Monday, when Sadr loyalists stormed the government palace inside the fortified Green Zone after their leader announced his “retirement” from politics.
But Sadr’s supporters left the Green Zone on Tuesday afternoon after he personally asked them to withdraw within an hour, reflecting his great influence on his followers that earned him his reputation as a ruler.
At least 30 of al-Sadr’s supporters were shot dead and about 600 were wounded during nearly twenty-four hours of clashing with other Shiite factions.
Renad Mansour pointed out that “this is not the first time that he has sent demonstrators and then asked them to withdraw,” estimating that “his goal and ultimate goal is to become the main Shiite political force in Iraq.”
‘sterile path’
The Sadrist movement won 73 parliamentary seats in the October elections, making it the largest bloc in the 329-seat parliament.
And a professor at the University of Copenhagen, Fanar Haddad, believes that Al-Sadr has since conducted a series of “failed maneuvers to consolidate his dominance within the political system and remove his rivals.”
Muqtada al-Sadr “failed” to form a new government despite attempts to form an alliance with Sunni and Kurdish political actors.
Following this, al-Sadr in June ordered the 73 members of his current party to resign in an attempt to destabilize parliament, but the result was counterproductive, as the move gave the coordination framework new seats to become the largest bloc in the parliament.
Haddad considered the recent events in the Green Zone in Baghdad as another tactical “failure”.
He said that “the coordination framework did not issue conciliatory statements or concessions or anything like that” after al-Sadr asked his supporters to withdraw.
“This pushes everyone to a sterile path full of conflicting positions,” he added. “The possibility of reconciliation seems weaker, not the other way around.”
More escalation
Al-Sadr is famous for retracting previous pledges to retire from politics that he had made over the years.
Sajjad Jiyad, a researcher at Century International, said his recent announcement of his retirement on Monday came after a series of tactical challenges to his political rise, including from within the ranks of his supporters.
Last Sunday, the Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Kazem al-Haeri, who provides a religious cover for al-Sadr and is imitated by many of his loyalists, announced that he would not continue to oppose the marja’iya and called on his imitators to follow the Iranian Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, which is a blow to Muqtada al-Sadr’s legitimacy.
Jiyad considered that this was “an attack on Al-Sadr in his person and as a leader.”
He added, “Al-Haeri is a religious guide to Al-Sadr..Muqtada was always keen to say that he does not act on his own, but rather has a religious cover from Al-Hairi.”
Jiyad estimated that in the face of mounting challenges, Sadr now has limited options and the least likely is to take a step back.
“He could launch other protests and put pressure to prevent the coordination framework from forming a government,” the expert added.
Al-Sadr may continue to press for the dissolution of parliament and the holding of new elections, and perhaps even escalation through moves that would paralyze the work of ministries and oil fields, according to Sajjad Jiyad.
The researcher concluded, “It seems that the stalemate may continue for a while, but it also seems that the future will witness more escalation.” LINK
