| WOTS Tuesday 1/22/19 TNT Tuesday Update
Parliament met today but did not vote on the cabinet positions. They announced that it will take place at the Wednesday session, including the budget.
Completion of the cabinet positions is anticipated for Wednesday. Mahdi has filled two so far.
PM Mahdi will be hosted on Thursday at Parliament's session. [Hmmmmm, I wonder what THAT's about?]
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US Banks are seeing varying rates on the Zim, the Dong and the Dinar...things are looking good! #wearethepeople
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Kurdish official: Baghdad and Erbil will ignore US sanctions against Iran
Release Date: 2019/1/22 12:26 • 31 times read
(International: Euphrates News) The representative of the Kurdistan region of Iraq in Iran, Nazim Dabbagh said that the governments of the Kurdistan region and Baghdad, "will ignore the US sanctions on Iran."
"I have no knowledge of the fact that American soldiers have moved from Syria to the territory of the Kurdistan region of Iraq, but what I know is the lack of new US soldiers entering Iraq and what is in Iraq today are the soldiers who came to fight Da'ash in Iraq," Dabbagh said.
He added: "What is rumored in this regard is that the US forces withdrawn from Syria entered the base of {Ki-Wan} in Kirkuk, but I personally can not confirm this but I have heard him Peshmerga forces denied this news in detail and confirmed that no soldier entered Military to the territory of the Territory ". He continued in this regard, saying, "The important thing in this matter is to detect any soldier entering Iraq, within the framework of strategic agreements between Iraq and America and the Kurdistan region be part of this process." "The Kurdistan region has no legal right to conclude a unilateral agreement with a party without the knowledge of the central government in Baghdad, but must discuss these files with Baghdad in full and accurate." The official in the Kurdistan Regional Government noted that the governments of Baghdad and Erbil did not allow the use of Iraqi territory to attack Iran, stressing that there is no military base for the US in the Kurdistan region, only the Ki-Wan base. On the other hand, Dabbagh pointed to the US sanctions on the Islamic Republic of Iran and stressed that the governments of the Kurdistan region of Iraq and Baghdad will ignore the US sanctions on Iran. Dabbagh said that Baghdad and Erbil are under constant US pressure regarding the US sanctions against Iran. The visit of the US Secretary of State and the US Treasury Secretary to Iraq carries messages that the United States is trying to recruit others against Iran, but so far the Kurdistan Regional Government has not responded to these American demands and pressures. .is over MPs are likely to approve the budget today .. These are the main points of disagreement
Editorial date: 2019/1/22 8:44 • 372 times read
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The House of Representatives seeks to speed up the adoption of the financial budget for the current year 2019 after it was late than scheduled, amid parliamentary weights to be approved in the parliament session today.
"Differences over the budget have been divided into four types, and there is a parliamentary effort to approve them this week," MP Hassan Khalati, a member of the Alliance for Reform and Reconstruction, told a news briefing.
He explained that "the first differences on the formulation of the budget is the difference of members of parliament in views, and the second provinces, while the third that each political bloc specific views on some of the material budget, and four differences on the level of components." "All the differences were raised in more than one session and the parliamentary finance committee took all the proposals and observations and worked to consolidate them in legal form consistent with the general frameworks in order to put them in the parliamentary sessions allocated to discuss the budget and vote on it." The dispute over the share of the Kurdistan region of the budget is a dilemma facing parliament every year amid disagreement over the size of the financial allocations for the region. While Kurdish parties demand the allocation of 17 percent of the budget for the region, Baghdad rejects it and says the share is about 12 percent. The MP for the construction coalition, Faleh Issawi said in a press statement that "the draft law of the general budget for the year 2019 is hoped to be passed in the session of the House of Representatives scheduled to be held on Tuesday, after resolving some of the issues and observations before the meeting." He added that "the share of the Kurdistan region was adopted according to the population census of the region and it is unreasonable to grant Kurdistan more than the entitlement at a time when the cities destroyed by terrorism from poor services and neglect." In addition to the share of the Kurdistan region calls for the liberated provinces of Nineveh, Anbar and Salah al-Din to provide financial allocations to keep pace with the amount of destruction, which was signed by the military operations against Daqash, especially Nineveh, which is still broken right completely destroyed, while Basra province calls for additional allocations to address the crisis of services and unemployment, Every day in the city for weeks. The Speaker of Parliament Mohammad Halbousi held during the past three days a series of meetings with the Finance Committee in the presence of the presence of his deputy, First Hassan al-Kaabi and the hosting of ministers and officials to discuss the acceleration of auditing the doors of the federal budget and its items before being presented in a final form to the House of Representatives and in a manner that meets the needs of ministries, The government program that serves all segments Al-Rubaie demands Abdul Mahdi to include Karrada in lifting the concrete blocks and re-life
Editorial Date: 2019/1/22 0:02 • 84 times read
(Baghdad: Al Furat News) Deputy Chairman of the Security Committee in the Baghdad Provincial Council, Mohammed al-Rubaie, the commander-in-chief of the armed forces, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, and the commander of operations Baghdad, lift security measures from the Karrada area and change security plans.
Al-Rubaie said in a letter addressed to him and on behalf of Karrada development team and the majority of members with their signatures, as well as most of the people of the region, "we see from after the security vision achieved and the great victory, which contributed to taking important actions in Baghdad by the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, .
And that "the lifting of a number of controls from important areas and areas with a large population momentum of large markets in Baghdad and the lifting of a large number of concrete walls and the opening of a large number of alleys in Mansour and Kark and Rusafa and the most recent Rashid Street and the building of the Central Bank of Iraq and this indicates the continuation of campaigns that began Green and suspense bridge and the continued achievements of the Baghdadi, which is considered by the Iraqi citizen and Baghdadi victory and a major achievement of the government. Al-Rubaie said: "Why [Al-Karrada] only did not and will not include neither the table nor the tables nor the vision to remove the concrete or change it with alternative plans because it has destroyed the infrastructure and infrastructure and the destruction of public taste and distorted as an area that was very beautiful because of the excesses. "We believe that there is no point in the use of these controls, but the loss of time, the repeated and deadly crowding, and the transfer of effort to the federal police is a military effort that does nothing to the security situation today." Al-Rubaie said, "We see security as possible to find security alternatives, intelligence, national security and civilian intelligence elements in the distribution of security control and inspection and landing field with the police and local police, traffic and others with well-planned plans and provide them with the capabilities and good logistics powers of cameras, balloons and other alternatives to complete The image of civilized and intelligent security control and follow-up of organized crime. " He called for "saving Karrada from the controls and the diligence of closing the sub-alleys, which number about 89 branches and closed concrete in this region which is important commercially, economically, politically and socially." He pointed out that "the suffering of Karrada, which has given martyrs since 1980 until now and the last largest terrorist operation and the largest bombing in Iraq and curb the {commercial complex] in terms of the number of victims, which exceeded 500 between a martyr and wounded in July 2016, and today we demand their name to return Karrada service and traffic And a security free of concrete barriers and free from abuses and free of the controls Aswa in Mansour and others. " He also called for "the evacuation of the area of houses of massages, prostitution, gambling, prostitution, etc., and we have an expanded plan so we hope to follow up and implement and raise all possible lifting of the eastern Karrada."
Basra operations renewed their emphasis on preventing the firing of shots
Security of Iraq
22/1/2019 12:02 AM
Basra / Al-Ghad Press:
The Basra Operations Command renewed on Monday its emphasis on preventing the firing of shots.
A statement of operations, received by "Al-Gharab Press," that "Basra Operations Commander General Qassem Jassim, we have to express our joy of the Iraqi team's victory in a civilized and cultural way and give the real picture of Iraqi society and the visual in particular and away from the dangers and the nuisance on the safety and life of citizens "He said.
Deputy for Asroun warns of "community disasters" because of the post of Secretary of Baghdad!
Policy 2019/01/21 23:39 298 Editor: bh
Baghdad today - Baghdad
On January 21, 2019, a member of the "Sason" coalition, Mudar Khaza'al, warned of what he called "community disasters" that may be caused by calls to limit the post of Baghdad secretary to "Baghdadi personality."
Khazal said in an interview with "Baghdad today," that "the Constitution states that Iraq and its capital Baghdad for all Iraqis and their country all, and therefore calls to limit the post of Secretary of Baghdad personality Baghdadi and raise such topics affect the social fabric is unacceptable," warning that " Will raise a lot of problems between the sons of one country. "
The MP wondered about an alliance that would be "how to iron the Baghdadi person, whether it is back to the 1957 census and the division of Iraqis on a regional basis," stressing that "the need to leave this mentality to avoid community disasters."
The Iraqi politician, who served as spokesman for the interim Governing Council in Iraq, Hamid al-Kafai had proposed, on Sunday, January 20, 2019, to hand over the governor of Maysan, Ali Douai, the post of secretary of Baghdad.
At the same time, a number of Baghdad MPs formed a service committee for the capital on Saturday (19 January 2019), while reaffirming the agreement to prevent the naming of an outside secretary.
The deputy of the Sadikun parliamentary bloc, Abdul Amir al-Dabbi, called Friday (January 18, 2019), the three presidencies, to install a "Sunni - Baghdadi" the post of Secretary of the capital.
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Head of the Supreme Judiciary discusses with the Ambassador of Kyrgyzstan the file of those accused of belonging to Daish
Release date: 2019/1/22 10:40 • 87 times read
The head of the Supreme Judicial Council, Judge Faik Zidane, received in his office Tuesday morning the ambassador of the Kyrgyz Republic Smaragul Adamkulova in Baghdad and the accompanying delegation.
A statement issued by the Information Center of the Supreme Judicial Council that "the two sides discussed the legal status of those accused of belonging to the terrorist advocate of the Kyrgyz nationality.
President of the Federal Court calls for deepening public freedoms and equality among Iraqis
Editorial Date: 2019/1/22 11:13 • 79 times read
The head of the Federal Supreme Court, Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, stressed the importance of joint coordination between the authorities, calling for deepening public freedoms and equality among Iraqis.
"Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, president of the Federal Supreme Court, received Bashir al-Haddad, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, where he discussed a number of common issues, including public freedoms and the rule of law and its consolidation in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution."
"The Federal Supreme Court is keen to support the performance of the Council of Representatives in accordance with its competences stipulated in the Constitution, and issued a number of binding decisions and decisions that strengthened the parliamentary legislative and supervisory role." "The continuation of joint coordination between the authorities according to the Constitution, and the deepening of public freedoms and equality among Iraqis." For his part, praised the role of the Supreme Federal Court in the control of the constitutionality of laws and regulations in force, and stressed the importance of "continuing cooperation between the constitutional judiciary and the House of Representatives in the field of legislation, so as to secure the rule of law and consolidation in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution." Planning: Annual inflation decline in 2018 by (0.1%)
Release Date: 2019/1/22 11:45 • 58 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The Ministry of Planning announced on Tuesday that the annual inflation rate in the year 2018 decreased by (0.1%) and monthly by (0.6%).
"The rate of inflation during the last month of the year 2018 decreased by (0.6%) compared to the month of November, while the annual inflation rate also decreased by (0.1%), Compared to the month of December of 2017. "
"The reasons for the decrease in inflation during the month of December last year led to the decrease of the food and non-alcoholic beverages by 1.1%, the decrease in housing by 0.7%, the transport section by 1.7% and the hotel and restaurant section by {0.1%} ". He pointed out that "the basic inflation decreased by (0.3%) from the previous month and the same percentage compared to the month of December of 2017." Baghdad Municipality announces the lifting of 8 thousand tons of waste daily and accuses the mechanisms of civil fraud
Editorial Date: 2019/1/22 11:06 • 103 times read
{Baghdad: Al-Furat News} The Municipality of Baghdad called on citizens not to deal with the private mechanisms that collect waste for a price, usually a circumvention of the laws and municipal regulations.
A statement of the secretariat received the agency {Euphrates News} a copy of it that "the secretariat of Baghdad calls on citizens not to deal with the cabsat and the civil mechanisms that collect the waste of the role of citizens for a price without a legal basis, which shows the staff of the secretariat of Baghdad to charge the receipt of those funds.
He said that "this phenomenon is done away from the approvals of the Municipality of Baghdad and without her knowledge usually cases of circumvention of citizens and in violation of municipal laws and regulations." The Municipality of Baghdad called on citizens to "not pay any money to waste collection mechanisms", noting "the need to report any cases of collection of waste for a price through the phone complaints and the phones of the Office of the Inspector General and official social networking sites approved to take legal action against them after monitoring the number and type of mechanism With the address of the area. " She explained that "the staff working in the Municipality of Baghdad on a daily basis raise about eight thousand tons of waste and waste resulting from doing business in areas crowded with the movement of Almtaqin and residential areas across the capital," striking that "cooperation with service staff would contribute to reduce the burden On the shoulders of workers in the municipal departments and save time, effort and money to maintain the beauty and cleanliness of the capital Baghdad. " Retrieving 108 state properties in five governorates
Release date: 2019/1/22 11:54 • 65 times read
(Baghdad: Al-Furat News) The Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works announced the return of 108 state properties with an estimated value of 21 billion dinars in five provinces (Najaf, Dhi Qar, Anbar, Diwaniyah, Karbala).
"The estimated value of these properties amounted to approximately 21 billion and 318 million and 632 thousand dinars," a ministry statement said.
These properties are distributed as follows: 3 properties, including Najaf, estimated at more than 13 billion dinars, and 93 properties in Dhi Qar province amounted to more than 5 billion Iraqi dinars and 10 properties in Anbar province valued at 397, And one property in the province of Diwaniyah amounted to one billion dinars, while in the province of Karbala holy one property worth an estimated 648 million dinars, "noting that" these properties vary in their areas and prices and geographical positions in the five provinces. " For his part, the rights of Majid al-Salhi, Inspector General of the ministry that the investigative committees formed in the office canceled the restrictions of these properties for violating the instructions and controls with the removal of the impact and the issuance of new restrictions by the Department of real estate registration in the province on behalf of our municipal institutions and the return of ownership of these properties to municipal property in these provinces In accordance with judicial decisions through the competent courts in the province, "noting that" these properties were held by citizens and other destinations were bypassed by illegal means as well as the neglect of some municipal departments in the follow-up of their property in the province and civil disputes N citizens and municipalities on these properties. "
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Governor of the Central Bank sponsors the first Iraqi conference of companies to mediate the sale and purchase of foreign currencies
Governor of the Central Bank sponsors the first Iraqi conference of companies to mediate the sale and purchase of foreign currencies
Under the patronage of HE Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq.
January 22, 2019
Governor of the Central Bank sponsors the first Iraqi conference of companies to mediate the sale and purchase of foreign currencies
Under the patronage of His Excellency the Governor of the Central Bank of Iraq, Mr. Ali Mohsen Ismail, the first Iraqi conference was held for companies that mediate the sale and purchase of foreign currencies, which was attended by the Director General of the Department of Banking and Credit Control in this bank, in addition to the participation of a large number of brokerage departments, the sale and purchase of foreign currencies and their owners A number of members of the House of Representatives and figures of financial and economic. He stressed the sovereignty of the Central Bank Governor during a speech at the opening of the conference to the need to promote the reality of the work of companies mediating the sale and purchase of foreign currency to serve the Iraqi economy. He referred to the requests of companies to mediate the sale and purchase of foreign currencies and discussed some of them during the conference, confirming that all applications will be studied with the concerned authorities in the Central Bank and the possibility of solving them in record time. Rafidain takes a new batch of his predecessor to retirees
2019/1/22 9:52 145 times recited
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Rafidain Bank, announced the disbursement of a new meal of a double and double allowance for civilian and military retirees through electronic payment tools.
"A new batch of two and a half payoffs for civilian and military retirees has been disbursed to more than 1,552 retirees," the bank's press office said in a statement.
He pointed out that "the salary of two and a double and be according to the salary of the pension and range between 3 million and 7 million." The statement said that the payment of this advance was by informing the pensioner by sending a text message informing him of the advance payment after completing all the legal procedures to grant it and disbursing it through the electronic payment tools, which have been filled with the financial balance.
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1-21-2019 Intel Guru RayRen98 ...The Budget is "supposed" to be voted on during Tuesdays' session. Members are dissatisfied with Mahdi's progress during his first 100 days.
1-21-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan We just watched a few of the largest firms in the world have a meeting with Alak today. All in the same room. ...Iraq is ready and they had to get on the same page for whats coming now, as it will be different than before. imo.. The meeting with those who dot the I’s and cross the T’s were at the central bank today and word is there was cargo leaving the banks at night.. Makes one wonder at this present time why? Don’t forget, the central bank issues cash... all imo.
1-21-2019 Newshound/Intel Guru Mnt Goat [Is the CBI saying replacing the larger 3 zero notes with new currency?] If they remove three zeros the IQD it will be replaced by a new lower category currency thus when the CBI reinstates the currency they will have to raise the rate. But they do not need to get all the 3 zeros notes changed over. In fact the plan does not call for all of them either. Once the reinstatement occurs they told us it will take up to 10 years to get all these 3 zero notes out of circulation. So the reinstatement is also pivotal in this process.
1-21-2019 Newshound Guru MilitiaMan Article: "The supervisory and auditing bodies meet in the Central Bank of Iraq" Quote: “a meeting of the bank held today under the chairmanship of the Governor, and the presence of the President of the Office of Financial Supervision, the head of the board of Securities, and the captain of accountants and auditors, and Vice-President of the Iraqi Association of Certified Public Accountants, and representatives of international audit firms (KPMG, Ernst & Young, Price waterhouse Coopers)." Alak is sitting at the head of the table and has everyone's attention...The attention of three of the largest firms in their line of work in the World. They will need to coordinate with each other from here on out. We should all be smiling about now with the timing of the meeting. The numbers not only on the new notes will have to be accounted for and well managed just as contracts will be when during and after the (RD/RI/RV) process of completion of the Monetary Reform and the re construction of the country...IMO.
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ARTICLE 1 (from PM Mahdi's website
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi: We are capable of finding solutions to all crises and building a better future
Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi stressed that Iraqis are capable of finding solutions to all crises and building a better future, and we are optimistic to achieve this.
During his visit to the Iraqi Inventors Forum on Tuesday, he called for boosting Iraqi self-confidence, capabilities and competencies and not relying on importing solutions from abroad and removing obstacles and laws that hinder creative initiatives. He added that Iraq must be a center of civilization, We must not just sing with the legacy of our civilization without further progress.
The Prime Minister said that crises should be a catalyst for the creation of solutions similar to the experiences of successful countries that emerged from wars more powerful and service to humanity inventions and technology provided to the whole world, pointing out that inventions and discoveries are indicators of the progress of the United Nations and can achieve breakthrough and transition from one case to another,
The Prime Minister announced the government's intention to allocate rewarding prizes to creators and inventors and to adopt their work and convert them from theories to products.
Media Office of the Prime Minister
21 January 2019
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ARTICLE 2 (from Government of Iraq twitter account)
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ARTICLE 3
Report: Abdul Mahdi reproduces Abadi plans to combat corruption
January 21 - The Iraqi government has tackled thousands of files of financial and administrative corruption on the government of Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi.
The confrontation is not confined to financial and administrative corruption, but extends to war crimes, violations and enforced disappearances, which ended with the fall of cities by the organization of "Da'sh" in mid-2014, under the mandate of former Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki. The file of dealing with corruption and opening transparent investigations with those involved in it has become a major popular demand in the demonstrations in southern Iraq, especially Basra. That coincided with reports that Iraq, as a result of financial corruption, had lost at least $ 450 billion in less than 10 years.
However, the file carries great risks, because those involved in the files of corruption are the leaders of the political and security scene in Iraq, including prominent political leaders, have armed followers and wings, which makes the file as a minefield avoids everyone to go into it, so it is said that open the file wide Means to blow up the political process in Iraq fully. Even the "reforms" project launched by former Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi on fighting corruption and holding accountable those involved in the fall of Mosul in the hands of the "Da'ash" organization, including Nuri al-Maliki, in 2014, have not borne fruit. They ended without any result, Which supported Abbadi, in addition to supporting the leader of the Sadrist movement, Moqtada al-Sadr, Nad al-Maliki and his arch-enemy, because of the control of Maliki and his party, "advocacy" on state institutions, including the judiciary. The same applies to the files of arming Iraqi forces with corrupt weapons, and the deals of former Health Minister Adelah Hammoud on what was known a year ago as the "Malaysian shoe deal", not the end of the smuggling of six billion dollars from Iraq by an official, , Hoshyar Zebari in an interview, which raised the Iraqi public on the lack of mention of the official, especially as a minister in the government knows and knows his story.
Reproduction plans
In the footsteps of Abadi, who formed in the first weeks of his previous government, "the anti-corruption council," adopt Abdul Mahdi's plans to hold those involved in corruption to create committees and experts, during the first session of the fourth Iraqi parliament, which gave Abdul Mahdi confidence to form his government, A corruption file is open before the Integrity Commission. At the time, Abdul-Mahdi pledged to treat corrupt people as no less dangerous than a "preacher." This is the same sentence uttered by Abadi five years ago, prompting politicians and parliamentarians to question Abdul Mahdi's words, especially as he has no authority over corrupt parties Economic state.
Finally, Abdul-Mahdi reshuffled the Supreme Council for Combating Corruption, saying it was a step to "unify the efforts of the regulators". "The goal of restructuring the Supreme Anti-Corruption Council is to enable it to take deterrent measures and unify the efforts of regulators in a new context capable of confronting any person or person, whatever its location, and act as a state in exposing corruption and protecting society," he said. Citizens and public money alike. " He pointed out that "the Council must have sufficient administrative and legal powers to control the file of corruption and knowledge of its citizens and shortcomings in follow-up and implementation." A former member of the Integrity Commission said that "Iraq does not need to form a higher council to combat corruption, especially that this council will be built on the method of party and sectarian quotas, such as the bodies, councils and former committees, because the parties will mix their elements in the Council, and cover their way to hide files associated with their parties Which accuses leaders of it. " The member added to the "New Arab" that "the Iraqi government has an independent integrity, financial control and parliamentary committees and means through which to monitor and work to open files and hold those involved in a safe legal way. The government is an executive authority that has to deal with sectors related to citizens' lives, such as services, and politically with regard to foreign communications and economic matters. "The investigative committees formed since the first Iraqi government after the occupation, and so far has not been able to hold any political leader involved in cases of embezzlement of funds or terrorism, because the committees formed by the government of the parties to choose the members."
The Sadr alliance, supported by Sadr, is pressing Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi to move in this council in order to undermine his opponents, most notably Nuri al-Maliki, especially as he is involved in the majority of issues that have exhausted the Iraqis, such as the fall of Mosul and the disappearance of billions of dollars and crimes against humanity , But fears, at the same time, of not having Abdul Mahdi sufficient strength to confront corrupt parties, according to the MP for "Saron" and Secretary General of the Communist Party of Iraq, Raed Fahmi.
"The new Arab" Fahmi said, "Abdul Mahdi was hesitant, during the last period, to take decisions that raise political forces, and took into account the political balances in his government. However, he decided to fight corruption. If the force has the power to open and hold accountable one official, it will have the support of Parliament and the support of the Iraqi masses. "
"Abadi had previously talked about the Supreme Council for Combating Corruption and then relied on a group of experts, but the political will was not present to do what is needed to beat the corrupt, especially with the files ready and completed by the judiciary, which need a decision to announce the names of those involved And accountability, in addition to partisan interventions and pressures that hampered the work of the Council.
He pointed out that "the restructuring of the work of the Council and the selection of Abdul Mahdi for the members of honest, not through the parties, it shows that his powers will be stronger, as it is time to move all files, not what is accused of a certain party and distrust of another.
Atil Nujaifi does not rule out that he can use the corruption file to attack political opponents who do not have strong blocs to defend them
The leader of the Iraqi "Decision" coalition, Atil Nujaifi, does not rule out that "the corruption file is used to beat political opponents who do not have strong blocks to defend them or to weaken opponents of the government."
Nujaifi said that "the way to form the government showed the weakness of Adel Abdul-Mahdi in the face of the political blocs, and therefore the opening of files of real corruption will be more difficult in the face of the blocks. I do not see any signs of a real fight against corruption, and I do not think he has the tools, nor does he have the strength to implement them. "
He explained that "most of the files of corruption emanating from the sectors of banks and oil, through them we see violations of billions of dollars, and then comes the contracts of ministries with high financial allocations, and continue the cycle of corruption until it reaches junior staff members and share their heads."
A judge at the Supreme Judicial Council in Baghdad said that "many investigations were withdrawn after political pressure, in favor of parties and entities for review, and many of the cases were manipulated and evidence, but without the objection of the judiciary."
"The file of the fall of Mosul, for example, has been completed since last year and is ready and necessary to start implementing its provisions, but the release of these provisions needs to rely on the Iraqi military forces not to arrest those involved, but to protect judges and court employees, Of legal and advisors, for fear of assassinations that may occur to them. There are assassinations of Iraqi lawyers and judges without the media mentioning them, in addition to the intimidation and intimidation methods used by the parties with the judges. "
"The promises of fighting corruption in Iraq are no more than maneuvers and slogans adopted by political entities," said Iraqi observer Ahmed al-Sharifi.
He added that "the political system in Iraq involved in political corruption or terrorism and therefore he agreed on the issue of procrastination." He pointed out that "the majority of political entities involved in the files of corruption, and the way to resolve is through a force from outside the political system and away from terrorism, break into the political process and implement the anti-corruption program." (1)
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ARTICLE 4
Mahmoud stresses the deepening of freedoms and the importance of coordination between the authorities
2019/1/22 11:25
[Ayna-Baghdad]
President of the Federal Supreme Court Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud stressed the importance of joint coordination between the authorities, calling for deepening public freedoms and equality among Iraqis.
"Judge Medhat al-Mahmoud, president of the Federal Supreme Court, received Bashir al-Haddad, deputy speaker of the House of Representatives, where he discussed a number of common issues, including public freedoms and the rule of law and its consolidation in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution."
"The Federal Supreme Court is keen to support the performance of the Council of Representatives in accordance with its competences stipulated in the Constitution, and issued a number of binding decisions and decisions that strengthened the parliamentary legislative and supervisory role."
"The continuation of joint coordination between the authorities according to the Constitution, and the deepening of public freedoms and equality among Iraqis."
For his part, praised the role of the Supreme Federal Court in the control of the constitutionality of laws and regulations in force, and stressed the importance of "continued cooperation between the constitutional judiciary and the House of Representatives in the field of legislation, so as to secure the rule of law and consolidation in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution."
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ARTICLE 5
Talk about the possibility of passing candidates to the Ministries of Justice and Education in Tuesday's session
BAGHDAD, Jan 22 (Reuters) - The deputy of Sadikun Naeem al-Aboudi bloc is likely to vote on candidates for the ministries of justice and education in Tuesday's session.
Aboudi said in a press statement that "the session of parliament scheduled to be held today, will pave the passage of candidates for education and justice, and postpone the recommendation to the Ministers of Defense and Interior."
On Monday, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi presented two new candidates for the ministries of education and justice.
"After a series of consultations with the political blocs, I sent you two new candidates for the ministries of education and justice," said Abdul Mahdi, according to a document addressed to the Speaker of the House of Representatives. "I ask you to put them before the House of Representatives to gain confidence in order to complete the government formation. Integrity as well as national security. "
According to the document, the names are: Safana Hussain Ali Al-Hamdani, Ministry of Education, Judge Arkan Qadir and Lee Karim Bibani, Ministry of Justice.
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ARTICLE 6
Retrieving 108 state properties with an estimated value of 21 billion Iraqi dinars in five governorates
BAGHDAD - January 22 - Iraq's Ministry of Construction, Housing, Municipalities and Public Works announced on Tuesday that it had recovered 108 state properties with an estimated value of 21 billion dinars in five provinces (Najaf, Dhi Qar, Anbar, Diwaniya and Karbala).
"The estimated value of these properties amounted to approximately 21 billion and 318 million 632 thousand Iraqi dinars distributed as follows, 3 properties, including Najaf province estimated value of more than 13 billion, and 93 real estate in the province of Dhi Qar amounted to more than 5 billion Iraqi dinars and 10 properties in Anbar province has an estimated value of 397, and one property in the province of Diwaniyah amounted to one billion Iraqi dinars, while in the province of Karbala one property worth an estimated 648 million Iraqi dinars, "noting that" these properties vary in their areas and prices And geographical positions in the five governorates .
In addition, Majid al-Salhi, inspector general of the ministry, confirmed that the investigating committees formed in the office canceled the restrictions of these properties for violating the instructions and controls, with the removal of the effect and issuing new restrictions by the real estate registration department in the governorate in the name of our municipal institutions. In accordance with judicial decisions through the competent courts in the province, "noting that" these properties were held by citizens and other destinations were bypassed by illegal means, as well as the neglect of some of the municipal services in the follow-up of their property in the province and the conflicts of the tide Intention between the citizen and the municipality on these properties. " End Ah
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
WOTS Tuesday 1/22/19
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