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BAGHDAD - Iraq received 400 armored vehicles today, intended to transport the senior foreign officials during the Arab League summit in the capital.
The 400 armored Chevrolets, from America, will ferry around Arab dignitaries and officials during the summit on March 29.
An MP from the acting Foreign Relations Committee, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the cars were purchased from a budget for the summit, allocated two years ago.
In return for providing the fleet of cars, Iraq will be exempt from their annual membership payments to the Arab League.
In which case the $50.4m (60bn IQD) budget for armored vehicles for MPs will be spent on welfare programs such as the food rations or social services.
The anonymous MP also disclosed the possibility that after the summit, Iraqi MPs might use the fleet instead of buying new ones.
Iraqi MPs have come under fire from citizens and political groups for allocating $50.4m on armored cars in the $100bn budget passed last week.
Dubbed the scandal of the musafahat (the armored objects), many have complained that Iraq's political elite has become out of touch with ordinary citizens who face danger every day.
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The 400 armored Chevrolets, from America, will ferry around Arab dignitaries and officials during the summit on March 29.
An MP from the acting Foreign Relations Committee, who wished to remain anonymous, said that the cars were purchased from a budget for the summit, allocated two years ago.
In return for providing the fleet of cars, Iraq will be exempt from their annual membership payments to the Arab League.
In which case the $50.4m (60bn IQD) budget for armored vehicles for MPs will be spent on welfare programs such as the food rations or social services.
The anonymous MP also disclosed the possibility that after the summit, Iraqi MPs might use the fleet instead of buying new ones.
Iraqi MPs have come under fire from citizens and political groups for allocating $50.4m on armored cars in the $100bn budget passed last week.
Dubbed the scandal of the musafahat (the armored objects), many have complained that Iraq's political elite has become out of touch with ordinary citizens who face danger every day.
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