A political crisis ravaging the country .. And all options open
On: Wed, 12/21/2011 10:56
Baghdad / term
did not go hours on the issuance of President Jalal Talabani issued a statement clarifying the position of the Chair of the actions taken by the competent bodies the right of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and earlier than the width of the confessions of the protection of the latter carried the charges and clear to him, even denied Hashemi all charges, confirming the presence of third parties
Unnamed stand behind what he called a "campaign" against him from third parties, expressing his willingness to face justice, provided (and say to the Vice-President) to enjoy independence and demanded the transfer of the investigation into the Kurdistan region located where currently, These developments come after he criticized House Speaker Osama Najafi method which she presented the confessions and said it holds way sectarian, while calling for Sadr vice president turned himself in, noting that the confession against him are refuted by legal means.
The Ministry of the Interior has offered yesterday at a press conference spokesman Major General Adel Daham, confessions people who insisted that they protections to Vice President and received orders from it directly through the office manager to carry out armed attacks against the staff of state and security personnel.
The Judicial Council issued the highest in the background of these confessions an arrest warrant for al-Hashemi, in accordance with Article IV of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Hashimi, who heads the block renewal of one of the components of the Iraqi List, was held the morning of yesterday held a press conference in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region in which he said that all certificates of involvement in supporting terrorism, was arranged in advance and easily challenged.
He also added that it is essential to eliminate that takes its course, pointing at the same time that the judiciary Iraqi politicized and is not independent, and thus called to convert the case to the Kurdistan region to attend the hearings by representatives of the Arab League and other judicial bodies Arabic to ensure the integrity of the trial.
and affirmed its readiness to appear before the courts and invoked upon, that is, provide the conditions of justice.
in Meanwhile, government spokesman that the Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to invite the President of the Republic and the leaders of political blocs in parliament and outside parliament for a meeting with the Council of Ministers to discuss the political situation and call for commitment to the Constitution and considered as the basis and reference that adhered to by everyone to solve problems and difficulties encountered in the political process.
and asked Hashemi about the significance of the timing of the announcement of the charges and some dates back to 2006 and 2007, coinciding with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and with the call by some provinces to shift to the regions.
He also expressed surprise at not being Vice President of the Republic enjoys legal immunity, adding that he was being harassed by security since period and it is surrounded in the Green Zone, two months ago and that his home Dohme and confiscated computers and documents.
defended the Vice President for the crew of protection for their commitment to responsible and professional throughout their service with him.
In response to a question said Tariq al-Hashemi said there are external parties, states, moved all the charges against him.
McCoy and trapping tanks and armored vehicles of his home in the Green Zone since two months before the arrest of suspects of his bodyguards.
In defending his positions noted Hashemi to the role for eight years in attempts to persuade the Iraqi resistance to engage in the political process.
and Hashemi accused the executive, referring to the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the politicization of the judiciary, including no guarantee of justice.
He was surprised Tareq al-Hashemi told U.S. President Barack Obama that his forces left Iraq Oppe democracy and spend a fair and impartial, saying: "Any democracy and any impartial judiciary is talking about."
For her part, Adviser to the Prime Minister Mary Rayes said case-Hashimi is scalable to any bargaining or political deals.
She said Rais in a statement to the extent that "the Prime Minister will call all the leaders of blocs in order to resolve the issue of mediation," saying that al-Maliki announced that anyone who tries to mediate will be shared with Hashemi in the event proved to eliminate his involvement. "
"There are political parties of the Iraqi List, vowed would be Hashemi borne before the courts within days in order to rebut the charges against him."
She said the issue of al-Hashemi will be completed in accordance with legal procedures and all politicians to respect the judiciary and to be supportive to him, especially on sensitive issues.
The Iraqi had frozen its activities in the Parliament Sunday, in protest against the "marginalization" and asked Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of the parliament to withdraw confidence.
The move-Maliki as a reaction to being accused by his deputy for the services and one of the leaders of the existing Saleh al-Mutlaq as a "dictator worse than Saddam Hussein."
However, the Parliament decided Monday postponed the session to discuss the withdrawal of confidence until the beginning of next year due to lack of quorum.
Maliki has called for "all Iraqis to uphold national unity after the great national achievement that has been the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country," stressing the importance of referring to the constitution to resolve all the differences. "
while warning Massoud Barzani of the "collapse of the political process," calling for the convening of a national emergency.
and already confessions internal meeting of Iraqi leaders in the home of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, information suggests almost certain that the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus was present when .
agency quoted Sumerian News, a source in Iraq that "the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus took part in the meeting of the Iraqi List, on Thursday evening, in-house leadership Rafie al-Issawi, to discuss the charges against the Vice-President of the Republic of command in the list Tareq al-Hashemi" .
The source, who asked not to be named, said, "Petraeus held meetings with the leaders of the Iraqi List, to discuss the recent crisis to get out quick solutions." For his part, the source in the office of the Iraqi leader Ayad Allawi, that "the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey and Commander U.S. previously arrived to the seat of leadership in the list Rafie al-Issawi before the start of the meeting of Iraq a few minutes. "He did not give the source, who asked not to be named," More details about the nature of the visit. "
deputy of the Iraqi List, a student Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to return to Baghdad, the defense of the charges , was described as confessions made by some elements of protection as "disappointing,"
Salim said Daly during the press conference, held yesterday in the Parliament House and attended by "long", "What introduced by the media last night of confessions to protect the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has been disappointing and the alarm indicates the fragility of the political process that was incorrect or fabricated, "noting that" this is indicative of a lack of national partnership and the difficulty of building bridges of confidence between the political blocs, "and called Daly political blocs to" contain the crisis by sitting on the table for dialogue Because the differences seemed to escalate day after day, "and urged the Iraqi judiciary to" deal impartially and enjoy the defendants fair trials in accordance with the Constitution. "
and held the Iraqi List, Friday evening, a meeting attended by leaders of the list without the participation of its leader, Iyad Allawi to travel outside the country and a leader Tariq al-Hashemi, who issued an arrest warrant on charges of terrorism.
In Washington, The White House yesterday on the "concern" about the political crisis that emerged in Iraq, especially after the issuance of an arrest warrant for Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi. He said White House spokesman Jay Carney "We're talking with all parties "on the political crisis that erupted in the country after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from another country.
He stressed that Washington had told Iraqi leaders "concerned" about the crisis and urged all concerned parties to "work to resolve their differences peacefully through dialogue and a respect for the rule of law and the democratic political process."
In a later development, issued a judicial body's five of the Judicial Council Top, yesterday, a resolution to investigate the headquarters of the protection of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and his whereabouts. The space of Iraq's semi-official in Breaking News reported yesterday, that "the judiciary quintet issued a decision to investigate the headquarters of the protection of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and his whereabouts."
Government the Kurdistan region said yesterday that Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi is in the province of Sulaimaniya in the present time, noting that it will travel to Erbil to meet with regional president Massoud Barzani. The head of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region Fouad Hussein, said, "Tariq al-Hashimi is the Vice President of the Republic, how him to be a refugee in Iraq, "noting that" if there was a problem to an administrator specified in the State must be resolved in the House of Representatives, as there should be no arrest, especially as he enjoys immunity as a deputy president. "
Hussein added that he" can not handle with political figures like this, this will lead to a major crisis, "adding that" Kurdistan is part of the country and can live here and come to here. "Hussein said that" there is a crisis seriously and we are sorry for this issue because it is not related to a person or situation, but the concept of how to deal with the partner and the issues of democracy and legal, "adding that" This is the wrong path and lead to major political crisis in Iraq. "
House Speaker Osama Najafi, who shared with Hashemi in the coalition in Iraq considered View the confessions of some protections Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, the hallmarks of explicit speech sectarian and promotion, calling for the formation of a joint committee representing all the political blocs to oversee the stages of the investigation, expressed their support for the initiative of President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani hold a national conference a year.
Osama al-Najafi in a statement issued by his office yesterday, and got long, a copy of it, that "with the escalation of the desire of the symbols and sincere prayers to ask further initiatives and charters of national harmony to devote a true partnership, brought us the folds of the confessions that appeared on the TV screen of Iraq to some of the protections of the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi scenario, the tendency is clear towards the spreading distrust and suspicion between us. "said Najafi, those confessions "printed fingerprints frank speech and sectarian promotion and painted Mlahmha undermining and questioning and clear of judicial independence and prestige," noting that "such a thing puts calls for an impartial, professional and transparent examination and discussion themes are very important." and called for Nujaifi to "form a joint committee representing all the blocks and political actors to oversee the stages of the investigation, "expressing his full support" to hold a national conference a year at a time when the political process to the tremors and violent shocks seriously not a good thing the consequences. "
For his part, called the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, yesterday, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to appear before the court to prove his innocence, pointing out that the suspension of the Iraqi List, membership on the basis of this issue is an encroachment on the authority of the state.
He said the head of the Liberal parliamentary of the Sadrist movement Bahaa al-Araji, said in a statement issued by his office yesterday, and got long, a copy of that "al-Hashemi to appear before the Iraqi judiciary to provide evidence to prove his innocence of the charges against him," adding that "confessions heard from through the media and viewed through the discs (CD) after it was distributed to the heads of the blocks is the code of judicial confessions and does not accept doubt and suspicion.
" Araji said that "the defendants admitted the confessions themselves either on the Tariq al-Hashimi is not fixed what did not come to the judiciary to provide evidence of denial," pointing out that "If you can not prove for Tareq al-Hashemi For justice should take its course." He pointed out that al-Araji, "the coming of al-Hashemi is a solution to eliminate half of the problem and if it did not prove the charges will go back."
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On: Wed, 12/21/2011 10:56
Baghdad / term
did not go hours on the issuance of President Jalal Talabani issued a statement clarifying the position of the Chair of the actions taken by the competent bodies the right of Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi and earlier than the width of the confessions of the protection of the latter carried the charges and clear to him, even denied Hashemi all charges, confirming the presence of third parties
Unnamed stand behind what he called a "campaign" against him from third parties, expressing his willingness to face justice, provided (and say to the Vice-President) to enjoy independence and demanded the transfer of the investigation into the Kurdistan region located where currently, These developments come after he criticized House Speaker Osama Najafi method which she presented the confessions and said it holds way sectarian, while calling for Sadr vice president turned himself in, noting that the confession against him are refuted by legal means.
The Ministry of the Interior has offered yesterday at a press conference spokesman Major General Adel Daham, confessions people who insisted that they protections to Vice President and received orders from it directly through the office manager to carry out armed attacks against the staff of state and security personnel.
The Judicial Council issued the highest in the background of these confessions an arrest warrant for al-Hashemi, in accordance with Article IV of the Anti-Terrorism Act.
Hashimi, who heads the block renewal of one of the components of the Iraqi List, was held the morning of yesterday held a press conference in Arbil, the capital of the Kurdistan region in which he said that all certificates of involvement in supporting terrorism, was arranged in advance and easily challenged.
He also added that it is essential to eliminate that takes its course, pointing at the same time that the judiciary Iraqi politicized and is not independent, and thus called to convert the case to the Kurdistan region to attend the hearings by representatives of the Arab League and other judicial bodies Arabic to ensure the integrity of the trial.
and affirmed its readiness to appear before the courts and invoked upon, that is, provide the conditions of justice.
in Meanwhile, government spokesman that the Iraqi Council of Ministers decided to invite the President of the Republic and the leaders of political blocs in parliament and outside parliament for a meeting with the Council of Ministers to discuss the political situation and call for commitment to the Constitution and considered as the basis and reference that adhered to by everyone to solve problems and difficulties encountered in the political process.
and asked Hashemi about the significance of the timing of the announcement of the charges and some dates back to 2006 and 2007, coinciding with the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq and with the call by some provinces to shift to the regions.
He also expressed surprise at not being Vice President of the Republic enjoys legal immunity, adding that he was being harassed by security since period and it is surrounded in the Green Zone, two months ago and that his home Dohme and confiscated computers and documents.
defended the Vice President for the crew of protection for their commitment to responsible and professional throughout their service with him.
In response to a question said Tariq al-Hashemi said there are external parties, states, moved all the charges against him.
McCoy and trapping tanks and armored vehicles of his home in the Green Zone since two months before the arrest of suspects of his bodyguards.
In defending his positions noted Hashemi to the role for eight years in attempts to persuade the Iraqi resistance to engage in the political process.
and Hashemi accused the executive, referring to the government of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki, the politicization of the judiciary, including no guarantee of justice.
He was surprised Tareq al-Hashemi told U.S. President Barack Obama that his forces left Iraq Oppe democracy and spend a fair and impartial, saying: "Any democracy and any impartial judiciary is talking about."
For her part, Adviser to the Prime Minister Mary Rayes said case-Hashimi is scalable to any bargaining or political deals.
She said Rais in a statement to the extent that "the Prime Minister will call all the leaders of blocs in order to resolve the issue of mediation," saying that al-Maliki announced that anyone who tries to mediate will be shared with Hashemi in the event proved to eliminate his involvement. "
"There are political parties of the Iraqi List, vowed would be Hashemi borne before the courts within days in order to rebut the charges against him."
She said the issue of al-Hashemi will be completed in accordance with legal procedures and all politicians to respect the judiciary and to be supportive to him, especially on sensitive issues.
The Iraqi had frozen its activities in the Parliament Sunday, in protest against the "marginalization" and asked Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki of the parliament to withdraw confidence.
The move-Maliki as a reaction to being accused by his deputy for the services and one of the leaders of the existing Saleh al-Mutlaq as a "dictator worse than Saddam Hussein."
However, the Parliament decided Monday postponed the session to discuss the withdrawal of confidence until the beginning of next year due to lack of quorum.
Maliki has called for "all Iraqis to uphold national unity after the great national achievement that has been the withdrawal of U.S. troops from the country," stressing the importance of referring to the constitution to resolve all the differences. "
while warning Massoud Barzani of the "collapse of the political process," calling for the convening of a national emergency.
and already confessions internal meeting of Iraqi leaders in the home of Finance Minister Rafie al-Issawi, information suggests almost certain that the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus was present when .
agency quoted Sumerian News, a source in Iraq that "the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, General David Petraeus took part in the meeting of the Iraqi List, on Thursday evening, in-house leadership Rafie al-Issawi, to discuss the charges against the Vice-President of the Republic of command in the list Tareq al-Hashemi" .
The source, who asked not to be named, said, "Petraeus held meetings with the leaders of the Iraqi List, to discuss the recent crisis to get out quick solutions." For his part, the source in the office of the Iraqi leader Ayad Allawi, that "the U.S. ambassador to Iraq, James Jeffrey and Commander U.S. previously arrived to the seat of leadership in the list Rafie al-Issawi before the start of the meeting of Iraq a few minutes. "He did not give the source, who asked not to be named," More details about the nature of the visit. "
deputy of the Iraqi List, a student Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi to return to Baghdad, the defense of the charges , was described as confessions made by some elements of protection as "disappointing,"
Salim said Daly during the press conference, held yesterday in the Parliament House and attended by "long", "What introduced by the media last night of confessions to protect the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi has been disappointing and the alarm indicates the fragility of the political process that was incorrect or fabricated, "noting that" this is indicative of a lack of national partnership and the difficulty of building bridges of confidence between the political blocs, "and called Daly political blocs to" contain the crisis by sitting on the table for dialogue Because the differences seemed to escalate day after day, "and urged the Iraqi judiciary to" deal impartially and enjoy the defendants fair trials in accordance with the Constitution. "
and held the Iraqi List, Friday evening, a meeting attended by leaders of the list without the participation of its leader, Iyad Allawi to travel outside the country and a leader Tariq al-Hashemi, who issued an arrest warrant on charges of terrorism.
In Washington, The White House yesterday on the "concern" about the political crisis that emerged in Iraq, especially after the issuance of an arrest warrant for Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi. He said White House spokesman Jay Carney "We're talking with all parties "on the political crisis that erupted in the country after the withdrawal of U.S. troops from another country.
He stressed that Washington had told Iraqi leaders "concerned" about the crisis and urged all concerned parties to "work to resolve their differences peacefully through dialogue and a respect for the rule of law and the democratic political process."
In a later development, issued a judicial body's five of the Judicial Council Top, yesterday, a resolution to investigate the headquarters of the protection of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and his whereabouts. The space of Iraq's semi-official in Breaking News reported yesterday, that "the judiciary quintet issued a decision to investigate the headquarters of the protection of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi and his whereabouts."
Government the Kurdistan region said yesterday that Vice President Tariq al-Hashemi is in the province of Sulaimaniya in the present time, noting that it will travel to Erbil to meet with regional president Massoud Barzani. The head of the Presidium of the Kurdistan region Fouad Hussein, said, "Tariq al-Hashimi is the Vice President of the Republic, how him to be a refugee in Iraq, "noting that" if there was a problem to an administrator specified in the State must be resolved in the House of Representatives, as there should be no arrest, especially as he enjoys immunity as a deputy president. "
Hussein added that he" can not handle with political figures like this, this will lead to a major crisis, "adding that" Kurdistan is part of the country and can live here and come to here. "Hussein said that" there is a crisis seriously and we are sorry for this issue because it is not related to a person or situation, but the concept of how to deal with the partner and the issues of democracy and legal, "adding that" This is the wrong path and lead to major political crisis in Iraq. "
House Speaker Osama Najafi, who shared with Hashemi in the coalition in Iraq considered View the confessions of some protections Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi, the hallmarks of explicit speech sectarian and promotion, calling for the formation of a joint committee representing all the political blocs to oversee the stages of the investigation, expressed their support for the initiative of President of Kurdistan region Masoud Barzani hold a national conference a year.
Osama al-Najafi in a statement issued by his office yesterday, and got long, a copy of it, that "with the escalation of the desire of the symbols and sincere prayers to ask further initiatives and charters of national harmony to devote a true partnership, brought us the folds of the confessions that appeared on the TV screen of Iraq to some of the protections of the Vice President Tareq al-Hashemi scenario, the tendency is clear towards the spreading distrust and suspicion between us. "said Najafi, those confessions "printed fingerprints frank speech and sectarian promotion and painted Mlahmha undermining and questioning and clear of judicial independence and prestige," noting that "such a thing puts calls for an impartial, professional and transparent examination and discussion themes are very important." and called for Nujaifi to "form a joint committee representing all the blocks and political actors to oversee the stages of the investigation, "expressing his full support" to hold a national conference a year at a time when the political process to the tremors and violent shocks seriously not a good thing the consequences. "
For his part, called the Sadrist movement led by Muqtada al-Sadr, yesterday, Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to appear before the court to prove his innocence, pointing out that the suspension of the Iraqi List, membership on the basis of this issue is an encroachment on the authority of the state.
He said the head of the Liberal parliamentary of the Sadrist movement Bahaa al-Araji, said in a statement issued by his office yesterday, and got long, a copy of that "al-Hashemi to appear before the Iraqi judiciary to provide evidence to prove his innocence of the charges against him," adding that "confessions heard from through the media and viewed through the discs (CD) after it was distributed to the heads of the blocks is the code of judicial confessions and does not accept doubt and suspicion.
" Araji said that "the defendants admitted the confessions themselves either on the Tariq al-Hashimi is not fixed what did not come to the judiciary to provide evidence of denial," pointing out that "If you can not prove for Tareq al-Hashemi For justice should take its course." He pointed out that al-Araji, "the coming of al-Hashemi is a solution to eliminate half of the problem and if it did not prove the charges will go back."
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