Sunday, March 25, 2007
MPs seek support from Arab leaders
Politics, Region
(Khaleej Times) - Sunni MP Zafer Al Anni called on the Arab leaders to ask the Iraqi government during the upcoming Arab Summit - scheduled for March 28 - to be committed towards ‘correcting the mistakes it committed during the past time, especially those related to formulating the constitution, uprooting the Baath party and calling off militias based on a time plan.’ Al Anni further called on the Arab states to ‘direct a clear message to end the foreign interference in Iraq’s internal affairs, which led to violence in the country.’
Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, head of Iraqi national accord front, called for Arab leaders’ support of the ‘political process (in Iraq) and the respect of the Iraqi people’s will’. Al Hakim and the other party members had met Saturday with premier Nuri Al Maliki to review Iraq’s governments requests to be presented before the Arab Summit.
In the meantime, deputy Parliament Speaker Khaled Al Attiya sai d Sunday that a number of Iraqi MPs were ‘involved in actions lying under the terrorism law. ‘We asked some courts to lift the (parliamentary) immunity of some MPs before they are being liable to any interrogation,’ Iraqi State Al Sabah newspaper quoted him as saying.The Iraqi Parliament had earlier lifted the immunity of MP Moshan Al Jabouri for dedicating a TV channel promoting operations against the US forces as well as sectarian violence.
Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, head of Iraqi national accord front, called for Arab leaders’ support of the ‘political process (in Iraq) and the respect of the Iraqi people’s will’. Al Hakim and the other party members had met Saturday with premier Nuri Al Maliki to review Iraq’s governments requests to be presented before the Arab Summit.
In the meantime, deputy Parliament Speaker Khaled Al Attiya sai d Sunday that a number of Iraqi MPs were ‘involved in actions lying under the terrorism law. ‘We asked some courts to lift the (parliamentary) immunity of some MPs before they are being liable to any interrogation,’ Iraqi State Al Sabah newspaper quoted him as saying.The Iraqi Parliament had earlier lifted the immunity of MP Moshan Al Jabouri for dedicating a TV channel promoting operations against the US forces as well as sectarian violence.
Labels: Abdul Aziz Al Hakim, Arab Summit, Zafer Al Anni
