After the judiciary opened an investigation into the audio leaks, Al-Maliki may face execution or life

Shafaq News / The Iraqi legal expert, Amir Al-Daami, revealed Tuesday, the penalties that could face former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, if the Iraqi judiciary proves the authenticity of the leaked audio recordings.

Al-Daami told Shafaq News Agency, “The Iraqi judiciary had previously taken the audio recordings without judicial approval, and therefore issued judicial decisions with these recordings,” explaining that “there are jurisprudential opinions in this matter, the first is a violation of the privacy of the individual, and the second opinion says that as long as there is an interest In general, the interest of the individual takes precedence over the public interest.

And he stated that “the leaked audio recordings are a violation of Iraqi national security, and a serious violation, and for this the Iraqi judiciary must prove whether the audio recordings are true or incorrect, and it is not possible to verify their authenticity or not except through the judiciary.”

He added, “In the event that the Iraqi judiciary proves that the audio recordings are incorrect, then the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, can file a lawsuit to publish these audio recordings and legal measures will be taken against him, and if the audio recordings are confirmed, there are legal measures that will be taken against the owner Register”.

And the legal expert added, “If the recording is proven correct according to the judicial investigation, the penalties that will face those who threatened to kill, incitement to civil war, and incitement to attack a holy city, according to the anti-terror law, and the penalty is up to death or life, considering what was stated in the The recording is a threat to Iraqi national security and stirs up sectarian strife according to Anti-Terrorism Law No. 13 of 2005.

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A leader in it reveals the features of the government formation: More than half of its ministries are part of the coordination framework

Shafaq News / A leader in the coordination framework, which brings together Shiite forces with the exception of the Sadrist movement, revealed on Wednesday the features of the expected government formation and the sharing of ministerial portfolios in Shiite, Sunni and Kurdish blocs.

The leader, who preferred not to be identified, said in an interview with Shafak News Agency, that “according to the program of the new government, which the coordination framework is working on forming, it will consist of 22 ministries.”

And he indicated that “12 ministries will go to the coordination framework, 4 ministries of the Sovereignty Alliance, 4 ministries of the Kurdish parties, and two ministries of the Azm Alliance.”

The leader indicated that “six ministries from the coordination framework’s share will be the share of the Sadrist movement, despite their withdrawal from the political process, but the leaders of the coordination framework almost agreed on the Sadrist movement’s participation in the government and their access to ministerial positions.”

He added, “If the Sadrists reject the ministries assigned to them, two of the ministries assigned to them will go to the Turkmen and Christ.”

He concluded by saying, “The Sadrist movement will be informed of the ministerial positions assigned to them after the General Authority for the Framework agrees on the nominee for the position of Prime Minister.”

And yesterday, Tuesday, the leaders of the Coordination Framework held a meeting at the home of the President of the Supreme Islamic Council in Iraq, Hammam Hamoudi, and ended with the formation of a committee to select candidates for the post of prime minister.

A leader in the framework told Shafaq News Agency, “The committee includes the Secretary-General of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq Qais al-Khazali, the head of the Wisdom Movement Ammar al-Hakim, the head of the Supreme Council Hammam Hammoudi, and the representative of the Virtue Party Abdul-Sada al-Fariji.”

He added, “The committee will submit its report to the framework leadership on Wednesday (today),” noting that “the report contains the names of the candidates according to the specifications agreed upon in previous meetings, namely Haider Al-Abadi, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, Abdul-Hussein Abtan, Ali Al-Shukri, and Qasim Al-Araji. “.

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The coordination framework forms a committee to select the prime minister from among these names

A political source said, on Tuesday, that the coordination framework meeting had ended, while confirming that 24 hours had been set to resolve the position of prime minister.

The source stated that “the coordination framework meeting ended with an agreement to form a committee to discuss a group of names nominated for the position of prime minister, and the committee will submit its report to the framework within the next 24 hours.”

He added that “the head of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, and the head of the Fatah Alliance, Hadi al-Amiri, showed high flexibility to facilitate the task of choosing the new prime minister.”

The source indicated that “the committee is formed by Sheikh Qais Khazali, Mr. Ammar Al-Hakim, Sheikh Hammam Hammoudi and Abdul-Sada Al-Fariji, while Haider Al-Abadi, Muhammad Shia Al-Sudani, Abdul-Hussein Abtan, Ali Al-Shukri and Qasim Al-Araji were nominated for the position of Prime Minister.”

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A split hits the frame because of Al-Maliki, and Al-Kazemi’s nomination for a second term returns to the fore

Shafaq News / Sources from within the coordination framework revealed, on Saturday, some details of their meeting yesterday at the home of the leader of the Wisdom Movement Ammar al-Hakim, which indicated a split between the Shiite political forces affiliated with the framework over the nomination of the leader of the Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, for himself for the position of Prime Minister of the next Iraqi government.

The coordination framework, which includes all Shiite forces except for the Sadrist movement, had called yesterday for the Iraqi parliament to convene this week and elect a President of the Republic in preparation for the formation of the next federal government.

The sources told Shafaq News Agency, “The meeting, which included all the Shiite political forces in the framework, discussed a number of issues concerned with forming the government, including the nomination of candidates, and the matter was not without tension and attraction between the parties, especially after it was revealed to them that the leader of the State of Law coalition will enter the race circuit.” for the position of prime minister.

She explained that “most of the leaders of the framework reject Maliki’s candidacy on the grounds that they agreed to nominate candidates from the second line in the parties and currents for the position, while (Al-Maliki) reverses that,” adding that “the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc changed the numerical equation for the seats of most Shiite forces, which gave (Al-Maliki) The opportunity to prevent the attempts of some to confront or be unique in the decision.”

Those sources also pointed out that “it was agreed in principle that whoever holds the highest number of parliamentary seats will have the right to nominate a candidate for prime minister, meaning that the Al-Fateh coalition led by Hadi al-Amiri, who has become 45 seats after the withdrawal of the Sadrist bloc, has the right to nominate a candidate for prime minister.” .

According to the data that the sources noted to them, “the former Minister of Interior Muhammad Al-Ghabban, the Minister of Labor and Social Affairs Muhammad Al-Sudani, and the head of the caretaker government, Mustafa Al-Kazemi, will enter the race for the prime minister’s chair.”

The sources summarized the voting mechanism for the prime ministerial candidate, and said that “it will be by adopting the votes of the framework’s general body, which includes the framework’s deputies along with the forces allied with it.”

Regarding the Friday sermon of the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, the sources stated, “The conferees were also divided over what al-Sadr proposed in his sermon that was recited at the Friday prayer that was held in Sadr City yesterday. To form the government in the sense of introducing paragraphs that can be applied or support the proposals of the framework, while others suggested that al-Sadr withdrew from the entire political process and therefore the framework must proceed with the formation of the government according to the plans prepared for that.

And the sources continued by saying that “the meetings of the coordination framework will be held at the house of the leader of the Wisdom Movement (Al-Hakim), considering that the latter decided not to participate in the political process, which means that he stands on the sidelines.”

Yesterday, Friday, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, renewed his call for the dissolution of armed factions operating outside the framework of the state, while stressing the need for “tested” political figures not to take positions in the next federal government.

It is noteworthy that the political blocs agreed in the parliament session that was held on Thursday, June 23 of this year, to proceed with the formation of the new federal government, according to the principle of “partnership, balance, and consensus”, which are the conditions announced by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.

This agreement came after the breakdown of the tripartite alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies, and the current’s withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.

The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.

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A Sharp Criticism Of Al-Kazemi: He Was A Gentle Lamb In Front Of Biden

Earth News / A member of the House of Representatives from the Sadiqoun bloc of Asa’ib Ahl al-Haq, MP Hassan Salem, criticized Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kazemi’s visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday, while stating that he was a gentle lamb in front of Biden.

Salem said in a statement received by Earth News, “Al-Kazemi was a gentle lamb before Biden and an obedient employee to be a printmaker with distinction, in violation of Iraqi law to criminalize normalization, and the failed electrical connection was to cover the goal of the Jeddah Conference for normalization.”

He added, “Al-Kazemi was a bad example for representing Iraq as the prime minister of Iraq at the Jeddah conference, describing him” as a gentle lamb and an obedient employee at Biden to be imprinted with all gratitude, perhaps he would have a second term, forgetting that normalization with the Zionist entity is a crime punishable by the law banning normalization.

And he indicated that “the issue of electrical interconnection with Saudi Arabia and the Gulf Cooperation Countries came to cover up the core issue, which is the merger of the Zionist entity with the countries in the region surrounding the entity, and the issue of electrical interconnection failed in terms of making Iraq at the mercy of these countries and provided Iraq with only 1,000 megawatts and a frequency of 60 hertz compared to what Iraq needs to 15,000 megawatts.

He continued, “Instead of the caretaker prime minister undertaking a real treatment of electricity by contracting with the German company Siemens, as Egypt did, he is responding to America’s pressure not to reform the electricity system.

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Repealing Kurdistan’s oil and gas law will cost Iraq billions of dollars

Shafaq News / “Gibson Dunn” International Law Office warned, on Sunday, Iraq against taking any action against the oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region in accordance with the decision of the Federal Supreme Court ruling that the oil and gas law of the region is unconstitutional, indicating that the companies will sue Baghdad for tens of billions of dollars. as compensation.

The office specialized in issues of international oil and gas companies, which is based in the United States of America, expressed a legal opinion regarding the dispute between Erbil and Baghdad over the recent Federal Supreme Court decision unconstitutional of the oil and gas law for the Kurdistan Region and the federal government’s actions to implement it.

The office said that “it is likely that this intervention from the Iraqi government will prompt international oil companies to file legal cases against Iraq, and investors affected by the decision will demand compensation with the international legal community, especially through contractual arbitration agreements in accordance with the terms of contracts signed with the Kurdistan Region and arbitration procedures in accordance with international investment agreements.

He added, “Iraq will also be subject to legal accountability for violating the contracts signed with the region in the event that it takes any action that ends or changes these contracts, and will also be prosecuted for violating the stabilization and stability clause (provided in the contracts for the regional government), if any action is taken that would change the financial conditions. economic or economic emanating from laws or regulations in force at the time of signing these contracts.

The office cautioned that “due to the presence of many international oil companies operating in the Kurdistan Region associated with long-term contracts with the regional government (more than 30 companies), the damages that Iraq may incur as a result of these issues may reach tens of billions of dollars or more.”

On February 15, 2022, the Federal Supreme Court, the highest judicial authority concerned with interpreting the Iraqi constitution, issued a decision that the Kurdistan Region Oil and Gas Law No. 22 of 2007 was unconstitutional.

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Al-Hakim: The coordination framework is serious about quickly nominating the Prime Minister

Shafaq News / The leader of the “state forces” coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, confirmed on Saturday that the coordinating framework, which includes Shiite political forces, is “quickly” serious about the nomination of the Prime Minister for the next federal government, reiterating his call to the Kurdish forces to agree on a candidate for the position of President of the Republic.

Al-Hakim called in a speech this evening during a clan gathering in the province of Babil, “the Kurdish leaders to agree on a candidate for the presidency or the mechanism of his nomination to be decided with the first session of the House of Representatives in the coming days after the end of his legislative recess.”

He added that “the brothers within the coordinating framework are serious about quickly nominating the prime minister and proceeding with the formation of the national service government.”

Al-Hakim reiterated his non-participation in the next government, while assuming responsibility towards the people by continuing to bring the views closer, encouraging, motivating and helping to form the government.

The coordination framework, which includes all Shiite forces except for the Sadrist movement, had called yesterday for the Iraqi parliament to convene this week and elect a president for the republic in preparation for the formation of the next federal government, in a meeting held at al-Hakim’s house.

Sources from within the coordination framework revealed earlier this evening, some details of their meeting yesterday at the home of the leader of the Wisdom Movement Ammar al-Hakim, which indicated a split between the Shiite political forces within the framework regarding the nomination of the leader of the Law Coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, for himself for the position of Prime Minister of the next Iraqi government.

It is noteworthy that the political blocs agreed in the parliament session that was held on Thursday, June 23 of this year, to proceed with the formation of the new federal government, according to the principle of “partnership, balance, and consensus”, which are the conditions announced by Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani.

This agreement came after the breakdown of the tripartite alliance between the Kurdistan Democratic Party led by Masoud Barzani, the Sovereignty Alliance headed by Khamis al-Khanjar, and the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr following the resignation of the Sadrist bloc’s deputies, and the current’s withdrawal from the political process by order of al-Sadr.

The Sadrist bloc had obtained the highest votes in the early legislative elections that took place in October of 2021, but the efforts of the leader of the current failed to form the new federal government due to the Shiite coordination framework standing in its way by obtaining a fatwa from the Federal Court with the so-called blocking third in a contract The session for electing the President of the Republic, which paves the way for naming the Prime Minister.

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BGG ~ Of course they are… However, none of this rhetoric means they have it in hand. In fact, they will be very lucky if their main candidate doesn’t get brought up on charges. He’s as toxic as he has ever been.

The coordination framework expects to hold a session to elect the President of the Republic next Thursday

Shafaq News / The Shiite coordination framework of Shiite forces, with the exception of the Sadrist movement, confirmed on Sunday that the meeting of the Presidency of the House of Representatives with heads of political blocs will set a date for holding the presidential election session, expected to be held next Thursday.

Representative of the framework, Ibtisam Al-Hilali, told Shafaq News Agency, “The leadership of the coordination framework called in the last statement the Presidency of the House of Representatives to set a date for holding a session to elect the president of the republic, and in light of this, Parliament Speaker Muhammad Al-Halbousi called the heads of the political blocs to hold a meeting tomorrow morning, Monday.”

She added that “the meeting of the Presidency of the Parliament with heads of political blocs on Monday will discuss the completion of the constitutional entitlement and an agreement to set a new date for the presidential election session this week.”

Al-Hilali indicated, “If the meeting agrees to hold the session, it is expected that the presidential election session will be held next Thursday.”

And yesterday, Saturday, the Presidency of the House of Representatives invited the heads of political blocs to a meeting on Monday, July 18, at 11 am.

The leader of the “state forces” coalition, Ammar al-Hakim, confirmed yesterday, Saturday, that the coordinating framework, which includes Shiite political forces, is “quickly” serious about the nomination of the Prime Minister for the next federal government, reiterating his call to the Kurdish forces to agree on a candidate for the position of President of the Republic.

On Friday (July 15), the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, renewed his call for the dissolution of armed factions operating outside the framework of the state, while stressing the need for “tested” political figures not to take positions in the next federal government.

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BGG ~ Seems like a long ways out. I am thinking if they had this thing in the bag, they would be crowing about doing it Monday?!? Just me?

Close to the Sadrist movement regarding Al-Maliki’s recordings: He speaks more than that in private meetings

Shafaq News / The former deputy, who is close to the Sadrist movement, Fattah al-Sheikh, claimed today, Sunday, that the head of the State of Law coalition in the coordination framework, Nuri al-Maliki, speaks in a tone more severe than the audio recordings attributed to him, in private meetings.

The Sheikh told Shafaq News Agency, “The leaked audio recordings of Al-Maliki are correct,” adding that “Al-Maliki speaks more than that against the political forces, especially the Sadrist movement, the Sunnis and the Kurds in private political meetings and others.”

And that “Al-Maliki is ready to do anything for his return to the prime ministership, and what was mentioned in the leaked audio recordings is very little of the thought and approach that Al-Maliki is working on in order to preserve his political influence and influence in the state and try to return to the seat of power.”

A number of lawyers had submitted, earlier today, a request to inform the Iraqi Public Prosecution regarding the recordings attributed to the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, in which he attacked parties and political forces, the army, the police and a number of countries.

The activist and journalist Ali Fadel, who is outside Iraq, had published during the past few days four audio clips attributed to al-Maliki in which the latter charged several leaders and political leaders, led by the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr.

In the last recording, which was published by Fadhil on Saturday evening, the alleged voice of al-Maliki spoke of preparing for armed confrontations in Najaf with supporters of the Sadrist movement, and that he would confront them through armed clan groups, accusing al-Sadr of trying to physically liquidate him.

Last Wednesday, the media office of the leader of the State of Law coalition, Nuri al-Maliki, denied the audio recording attributed to the latter, in which he attacked leaders and political forces, most notably the Sadrist movement and its leader Muqtada al-Sadr.

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Deputy Ahmed Al-Asadi: The election of the President of the Republic will be immediately after Eid, and the Union is still the closest ally

The leader in the coordination framework, MP Ahmed Al-Asadi, revealed, on Wednesday, the direction of the framework to resolve the nomination of the President of the Republic immediately after the Eid al-Adha holiday, indicating that the framework is still committed to its alliance with the National Union and supports dialogue with the Democratic Party to resolve the situation.

Al-Asadi said in a televised interview that “the coordination framework supports any rapprochement between the Kurdish forces, especially the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan and the Kurdistan Democratic Party, to end the crisis of the presidency.”

He added, “In the event of the failure of the negotiations between the two parties, the framework will resolve the situation in all seriousness and pass the President of the Republic immediately after the Eid holiday without any delay.”

Al-Asadi indicated that “the alliance with the Union is strong and continuous, and we will open the doors of dialogue with the Kurdistan Democratic Party and the Alliance of Sovereignty and Independents to end the crisis and proceed with the formation of the government.”

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