The cleric Moqtada al-Sadr during his speech at a demonstration in central Baghdad Liberation Imaging (Mahmoud Raouf)

Sadr arrives in Baghdad


25/04/2016 20:59
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Long-Presse / Baghdad

We arrived cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, on Monday evening, to the capital Baghdad.

A senior political source in an interview with (long-Presse) that "the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, arrived this evening to Baghdad to participate in the million-man demonstrations which kicks off on Tuesday morning."

The cleric Moqtada al-Sadr denied on Monday reports that talked about the postponement of the demonstration called by tomorrow, Tuesday, and waved to "other steps to lovers of quotas is wrapped to understand", as issued seven commandments of the demonstrators, notably the "get away from the monument gallows and leave the bickering political and inviting sympathetic blocks with the real Islam and the private non-corrupt willing to participate the demonstration ", called on the Iraqi tribes, intellectuals and civil staff, currents and minorities" to participate in the recovery of the rights of Iraq to be without captain necessity or corruption. "
The cleric Moqtada al-Sadr called on Saturday (April 23, 2016), a demonstration Magdy Rady on Monday (April 25, 2016), calling for a "vote on the new government cabin during an open session of the parliament," and accused political parties of "obstruction of the parliament and complete quorum for voting on the cabin, "and with the exception that the demonstration" Strabhm and force them "to hold a hearing and vote, called for" the gift of one people, women and men, young and children to achieve change, "to postpone the chest after the demonstration to tomorrow, Tuesday, in conjunction with the overall parliament session, which called for it, parliament Speaker Salim al-Jubouri.
The presidency of the Iraqi Council of Representatives, Sunday (April 24, 2016) decided to hold a comprehensive meeting, next Tuesday, to discuss the government's reform and readiness to host the parliament, Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi to view his booth ministerial.
It is said that news circulated by the media and social networking, on Monday (April 25, 2016) on the postponement of the millions demonstrations called by the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Tuesday.
It is noteworthy that the Iraqi political scene of severe congestion compounded by a sit-in group of deputies, and removal of the Presidium of the parliament, the center refused Speaker Salim al-Jubouri, a collection of important political blocs, recognizing the legitimacy of the procedure, while the Sadrists pressure on the current ministers to resign immediately, demanded a vote on "closed envelope" first, to resolve the current crisis List, before announcing the cleric Moqtada al-Sadr to freeze the work of the Liberal parliamentary bloc and to end their sit-in in parliament, which affected a quorum to hold the meetings called by the sitters.


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