**** maybe the federal court sees the " handwriting on the wall " ? ****
Breaking News…Federal Court rejects Jaafar's appeal over investigation
Sunday, 27 January 2013 14:30 | | |
Baghdad (AIN) –The Federal Court rejected the appeal of the Youth and Sport Minister, Jasim Mohamed Jaafar, over the parliament request to investigate him concerning charges related to corruption.
MP calls blocs to cancel to replace parliamentary regime with Presidential
Sunday, 27 January 2013 14:18 | | |
Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Abdul Salam al-Maliki, called the political blocs that voted on the law that limits the PM's terms to adopt the Presidential regime and to cancel the parliamentary regime.
He stated to All Iraq News Agency (AIN) on Sunday "The Iraqi constitution is clear and it is not selective one but it was written by legal experts who are experienced in writing the constitutions," noting that "Limiting the terms of the president and parliament speaker posts without referring to the PM post was done according to the parliamentary systems in the world such as the United Kingdom."
"Limiting the terms of the PM posts is not existed only in the minds of those who voted on it because the PM is an elected employee by the parliament and his performance is questioned by the parliament because it is the representative of the Iraqi people and limiting the PM terms can be done in the presidential regime and not parliamentary one," he concluded.
Limiting PM's terms law comes to eliminate monopolizing authority, says MP
Sunday, 27 January 2013 11:22 | | |
Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Abdul Hussain al-Hussain, pointed out "The law of limiting the three Presidencies' terms was endorsed by the parliament was endorsed to eliminate monopolizing authority.
Speaking to All Iraqi News Agency (AIN), he said "Some sides exploiting the judicial authority for their partisan interests."
"The situation in Iraq is different from the rest of countries," he added.
Concerning the concerns over rejecting this law by the Federal Court, he mentioned "We still think that the judiciary is independent and the attempts to reject this law means exploiting the judiciary."
The parliament endorsed this law with the majority of 170 MPs while the members of the State of Law Coalition objected the law.
Limiting Premier's terms in Iraq unparallel all over the world, says Yasiri
Sunday, 27 January 2013 10:44 | | |
Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Hadi a-Yasiri, of the State of Law Coalition assured "The law of limiting the Premier's terms in Iraq is unparallel all over the world."
Speaking to All Iraqi News Agency (AIN), he said "The parliamentary regimes all over the world do not determine time limits for the Premier's terms."
"The democratic process in Iraq is still immature which obliges us not to create laws that are not found in similar countries like Europe and US," he added.
"The parliamentary regimes are based on resorting to the parliaments in every issue related to the legislations," he concluded.
The parliament endorsed this law with the majority of 170 MPs while the members of the State of Law Coalition objected the law.
Majeed describes Turkey "enemy of Iraq", calls to expel its ambassador.
27/01/2013 16:51:00
BAGHDAD / NINA / The MP, of the state of law coalition, Yassin Majeed described Turkey that it has become an enemy of Iraq not a friend.
He reiterated at a news conference today 27, Jan his call to the Iraqi government and the Foreign Ministry to expel the Turkish ambassador from Iraq and cut off all relations with Turkey for interfering in Iraqi affairs continuously.
Majeed said that "the Turkish city of Istanbul witnessed yesterday a second anti –Iraq conference under the title / support of the Iraqi people's uprising / in which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan called to establish / reasonable government in Iraq /". Calling on the political blocs to "stand against the destruction of Iraq under the project of reasonable government ."
He considered that the conference is the beginning to the project of destruction of Iraq on the Syrian way, which coincides with the security and political escalation in the country."
He explained that "the Iraqiya political escalation to withdraw from the government and the suspension of its presence in parliament has become significantly biased." But did not clarify the nature of this bias to any party.
He saw the conference as "a risky project, as it came under the auspices of Turkish- Israeli-Qatar to cover up the failure of Turkey in its project to destroy Syria."
Majeed had accused Turkey in an earlier news conference last month, to support the Muslim Brotherhood in Tunisia, Libya and Egypt, called to expel the Turkish ambassador after Erdogan's remarks about the internal affairs of Iraq.
Majeed stressed that Erdogan wants to install himself as a policeman for the region as the Shah of Iran.
Baghdad--the Iraqi ability to deal with corrupt files in record time
27/01/2013 03: 16
The House met Osama chaired by Iraq's Commission of integrity and parliamentary integrity Commission and a representative of the Federal Court.
Tehran office said in a statement that the meeting included discussion of corrupt files currently and how coordination between the judiciary and regulatory system to resolve issues of political and financial nature and the possibility of dealing with corrupt files of special interest in record time and not delay to a longer period so as not to turn to the issue of public opinion and try to finish them without external influences.
**** SOUNDS LIKE EXTERNAL FORCES EXASCERBATING THE CRISIS IN FALLUJAH **** AL QUEDA ?
Iraqi coalition condemns the kidnapping soldiers in Anbar.
27/01/2013 16:54:00
BAGHDAD / NINA / Iraqiya coalition condemned kidnapping elements of the Iraqi Army in Anbar by infiltrators seeking to divert the peaceful demonstrations, which express the legitimate demands of the people in justice and put an end to the marginalization and discrimination.
Iraqiya coalition urged in a press statement today 27. Jan the citizens to commit in the peaceful and civilized means to express their demands and block the way for those who are fishing in troubled.
It is worth mentioning that two soldiers were killed by sniper an four others were kidnapped in different parts of Fallujah.
A security source told the reporter of the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA / that a soldier was killed by sniper in the complex apartment area , north of Fallujah, another soldier was killed by sniper in Nuaimiya area south of Fallujah.
He added: 4 soldiers, traveling in a civilian car heading to Baghdad, were abducted by an armed groups, traveling in a three cars in Nuaimiya area south of Fallujah.
Meanwhile hundreds of protesters in Fallujah have closed the international highway, after burning tires, and burned two towers belonging to the army on the highway were empty of its elements.
Khaled Attiya: We will submit our report on the Fallujah incident to Parliament within 48 hours.
27/01/2013 18:06:00
Ramadi / NINA / The head of the committee in charge of the Fallujah incident MP, Khaled al-Attiyah said that the Commission will report back to Parliament within 48 hours.
Attiyah told the reporter of the National Iraqi News Agency / NINA/ "We discussed the Fallujah incident with the officials in Anbar, the elders , notables and clerics as well as witnesses in addition to questioning security officials from the army and we will raise our report to the presidency of parliament within 48 hours .
al-Attiyah said "Parliament will not tolerate with those who were involved after the investigation ends , in accordance with the law and constitution and we condemn targeting the protesters in Fallujah and we are working to uncover the whole truth and in a professional and impartial.
He pointed out " investigating the incident will be by the competent authorities in the parliament and Iraqi courts and it will never be politicized as some politicians think ."
The number of demonstrators in Fallujah were killed and wounded by shooting by the army on Friday.
Saad warns from soon humanitarian crisis in Basra
Sunday, 27 January 2013 10:26 | | |
Baghdad (AIN) –MP, Suzan al-Saad, of Basra province warned the Federal Government from a soon humanitarian crisis in Basra.
In a statement by her received by AIN, she said "The violations of the other provinces for the water share of Basra province made Basra suffering from pollution and high percentage of salt in its water."
She called "The Government to pressurize the other provinces to adhere to their shares of water."
"Erecting Water purifying stations through a strategic plan will solve this crisis," she added.
"The scarcity of water and the ruined water nets resulted in mixing the potable water with the drainage water in some public areas," she concluded.
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