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Lobbyist group to fight for Article 140
09/06/2011 21:17
Kirkuk, June 9 (AKnews) – A group, called “Kirkuk’s Future” was founded today to lobby for the implementation of article 140 in the Iraqi Constitution.
Article 140 makes provisions for the payment of reparations to Kurds forced from their homes under Saddam Hussein, a comprehensive census of ethnic groups and a referendum to decide if disputed areas should fall under the control of Kurdistan Regional Government.
The implementation was supposed to be completed by 2007, but political wranglings have brought it to a dead-lock, with the payment of some Kurdish families the only action taken.
“We will impartially and honestly point out the deficiencies in the execution of article 140”, said Latif Fatih Faraj, a member of the group.
He claimed that 100 people have demanded membership so far.
The 15 founding members formed five committees (legal, economic, media, Kurdish education and normalization) and sent letters with a number of demands to the Iraqi President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament, and the representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Faraj did not say what the demands are.
The struggle for control of Kirkuk province is one of high stakes. 40 per cent of Iraq’s oil reserves lie within 60km of the capital city.
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09/06/2011 21:17
Kirkuk, June 9 (AKnews) – A group, called “Kirkuk’s Future” was founded today to lobby for the implementation of article 140 in the Iraqi Constitution.
Article 140 makes provisions for the payment of reparations to Kurds forced from their homes under Saddam Hussein, a comprehensive census of ethnic groups and a referendum to decide if disputed areas should fall under the control of Kurdistan Regional Government.
The implementation was supposed to be completed by 2007, but political wranglings have brought it to a dead-lock, with the payment of some Kurdish families the only action taken.
“We will impartially and honestly point out the deficiencies in the execution of article 140”, said Latif Fatih Faraj, a member of the group.
He claimed that 100 people have demanded membership so far.
The 15 founding members formed five committees (legal, economic, media, Kurdish education and normalization) and sent letters with a number of demands to the Iraqi President, the Prime Minister, the Speaker of the Parliament, and the representative of the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI).
Faraj did not say what the demands are.
The struggle for control of Kirkuk province is one of high stakes. 40 per cent of Iraq’s oil reserves lie within 60km of the capital city.
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