November 20, 2014 6: 41 am
Security and Defence Committee revealed that Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abbadi told her recently that it was sending the names of security leaders recently hired after extensive change process in the Ministry of defence, to the House of representatives next week to vote on them, a move which his predecessor was sidestepping constitutional Nouri al-Maliki for 8 years.
While the Committee stated that the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces are preparing to begin the process of purification in the Ministry of the Interior include the exemption of some security leaders.
Article 60 of the Constitution provides that "the election of the Army Chief of staff, and his associates, and they served as a Division Commander and above, the Intelligence Chief, is based on the proposal of the Council of Ministers and submitted to Parliament."
Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abbadi, issued on (12 November 2014 current), is exempt or refer to retire right 36 senior military commanders, and 18 others with new positions without reference to Parliament, within the framework of his determination to "end corruption" in the military.
Shahe and say that Abdullah, a member of the parliamentary security and Defense Committee, in a statement read by Ambassador news, that "what we want from Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abbadi is the implementation of the provisions of the Constitution and in particular the appointment of military commanders and brought before the Parliament for these measures and steps to create professional and objective military institution able to cope with security challenges."
And Abdullah, a Kurd, that "appointments of new security leaders by the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces in the Ministry of defence needed to authenticate the House and as soon as possible." Noting that "the political blocs had no objections to the changes brought about by Abadi only defense to implement the provisions of the Constitution."
Abdullah said the "parliamentary defence and Security Committee addressed the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces in a formal letter to inquire about something about setting these new security leaders without reference to the" House of representatives ", stating that" the responses were positive and Abadi began that he did not want to repeat the mistakes of the previous Government "scenarios.
Reveals a cluster member KDP "Prime Minister Haidar Al-Abbadi will send 18 Commander recently appointed in the Ministry of defence and at once to the House of representatives to vote on them," adding that "Parliament is expected next week to send Al-Abbadi, the names of these new officers, before the legislative recess for Congress to give them confidence."
Article 80 of the Constitution, the powers of the Council of Ministers "asdartoset to the House of representatives, approved the appointment of undersecretaries, ambassadors and special grades, and Army Chief of staff and his collaborators, and they served as a Division Commander and above, the Chairman of the national intelligence service, and heads of security services."
And the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces changes in the Interior Ministry, similar to the defence will some officers and security leaders as part of the reform process, as the Kurdish MP. But he says "we are not aware of the changes intended to Abbadi in the Ministry of the Interior", stressing that "deteriorating security necessitates making changes to address the mistakes of the past."
The Member of the parliamentary security and Defense Committee that "change of officers and commanders in the Interior requires more time to find a qualified replacement professionals able to develop possible solutions to deal with terrorism and the eradication of corruption in the military institution."
In turn, says Hamid al-mutlaq, Deputy Chairman of the parliamentary security and Defense Committee, said that "what we experience degradation in the current period because of constitutional violations and that it was working on the previous Government."
Al-mutlaq, contends that "the victory of the application of paragraphs of the Constitution and its provisions on appointment of leaders and presented to the Parliament by the Government", adding that "what we need is to correct past mistakes and purge corrupt security establishment."
And the national list MP confirms that "the Prime Minister will not exceed the House names new leaders will be submitted to Parliament for a vote on them," urged all authorities and State authorities to "respect the Constitution and the law."
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