Wednesday, May 30, 2007
Preparations For Large Conference Of Former Security Forces Members
Politics, Security
(Dar Al Salam Newspaper) - 29 MAY - The leader of the Dissolved Entities Commission, Mr. Rasheed Al Nassari said, “Preparations and communications are in progress to hold a large conference for former intelligence service, special security and general security members.” Al Nassari added that the goal of this conference is to find solutions for these members’ issues. He said that the commission has finished the paperwork for 2,217 former intelligence and security service members giving them the choice of either being rehired or retiring.
Despite this invitation, a large elimination campaign has been conducted by sectarian militia to target former army officers and security service members. Political and religious powers have rejected invitations to rehire the former officers in the new army. An MOI spokesman has threatened the former security service members using the anti-terrorism law if they will not go to the nearest police station to record their names and positions. The Accord Front responded to this statement by saying, “The government has no right to force these former officers to be rehired in the new army. We consider this suicide.”
Labels: Dissolved Entities Commission, former security forces, Rasheed Al Nassari