Judicial Council of Representatives calls for the lifting of the immunity of 16 of its members

Judicial Council of Representatives calls for the lifting of the immunity of 16 of its members


 Baghdad / Mohammad Sabah

You get a long list of parliamentarians threatened to cancel their membership

A parliamentary source revealed yesterday (range) for a list of 16 deputies calling for the judiciary to lift their immunity to the presence of lawsuits on charges of defamation and libel, and some of them are wanted on charges of wasting public money and terrorism. The list is made up of 12 deputies Shiite, and 4 deputies years, as some parliamentarians face more than a lawsuit.
A good parliament speaker Salim al - Jubouri, wanted deputies between the solution forms with the judiciary and the only offer to lift the immunity before the House of Representatives after the Eid holiday.

The Jubouri revealed in Thursday 's session, on the receipt of 24 requests from the Supreme Judicial Council to lift the immunity of a number of deputies.
Article (20 / II) of the rules of procedure of the "inadmissibility of the arrest of the member during the legislative term unless he is accused of a felony, and the consent of the members of an absolute majority to lift his immunity, or if it was caught red - handed in a felony tuning."
Article (20 / III) on the inadmissibility of "arrest of the member outside of the legislative term unless he is accused of a felony, and with the consent of the President of the House of Representatives to lift his immunity, or if it was caught red - handed in a felony tuning."
The Commission announced the lifting of parliamentary immunity, the end of last year, they received 16 applications, pointing to one of these requests only in conformity with the legal requirements. The Committee suggested the existence of a "political target" behind that request.
At the beginning of Thursday 's meeting the President of the Council announced
received 24 requests from the Supreme Judicial Council to lift the immunity of a number of deputies. " It will be required to inform the legal materials contained in the applications as well as notice of the names appeared the need for a review of the judiciary to resolve the files will be the Council 's option after the end of the holiday to lift the immunity of any personal required."
He revealed a senior deputy in the State of Law "received the House a list of the Supreme Judicial Council , demanding the lifting of the immunity of 16 deputies after accusations they relate to the issues of misdemeanors and crimes , " asserting that " the House of Representatives wanted to eliminate distributors between 12 deputies from the Shiite component and 4 deputies years ".
The MP, who spoke (range) , demanding anonymity, said that " the list free of the name of any deputy Kurd or Christian or Turkmen or Yazidi," adding that "the parliament speaker is better these MPs between the face of the judiciary or the lifting of their immunity by asking Subject to the parliament after the holiday. "
He said the parliamentary source informed that " the list included both high - Sheikh Ali , who faces charges in accordance with Article 433 of the Penal Code, and Mohammed al - Tai under Article 320 of the Penal Code, and Mahmoud al - Masoudi under Article (430), and high Nassif under Article (433 ), and Mohammed Karbouli under Article (434), as well as deputies called for Abdul Wahid Diab, and Mishan al - Jubouri, and Hanan al. "
The source declined to disclose the names of the rest of the House of Representatives is required to raise their immunity, and the charges against them.
He said a member of a cluster of state law that " the number of lawsuits filed against Hola 16 MPs up to 24 action - based materials (320,430,432,433,434,331) of the Iraqi Penal Code , " pointing to the existence of more than a lawsuit pursuing some House of Representatives.
Relate to the provisions of these articles crimes of libel and defamation, theft and waste of public money.
The Presidency of the Council of Representatives privy to the details of the report, prepared by the Commission lifted the parliamentary immunity of five months ago, which includes a list of parliamentarians wanted to eliminate.
In the same context, MP says Mahmoud Reza Amin, a member of the Committee on parliamentary immunity, said that "these applications are old and mostly misdemeanors and three of which terrorism crimes cases , " revealing the existence of a parliamentary decision froze the work of (Commission to lift the immunity) three months ago because of the full - time chairman MP Abdul Rahman Alloizi battles of Mosul.
The House voted, last August, on the recommendation of the Committee on Parliamentary Affairs members to form a mini - committee to review and examine the files submitted for the lifting of the immunity of some deputies of the Iraqi judiciary in preparation for their appearance before the courts.
The Committee consists of lifting the parliamentary immunity of six members of the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee members Affairs MP Abdul Rahman Alloizi president, membership Abbas al - Bayati, and Ala Talabani, and Mahmoud Reda, and Adnan al - Janabi, and Salah al - Jubouri.
The MP Reza Amin, told the (range), the "Committee for lifting the parliamentary immunity submitted its report to the Presidency of the parliament before more than three months after a review of twenty request by the judiciary , " revealing "the presence of three or four applications did not consider them the Committee after freezing ".
Occupied the absences of Representatives a great deal of Thursday 's session, as confirmed speaker of parliament that " the Council will present an inventory of the names of deputies who exceeded Gaabathm legal limit without a legitimate excuse", declaring that "MP Mohammed Walker Tai is an article due to absences and a court sentenced him , " pointing to "the presence of a number of deputies in the audit files on Gaabathm developed."
He Jubouri that " the presidency of the Council will adopt in the next legislative term of a new mechanism to attend the House of Representatives sessions through cancellation of all licenses granted and limited to eight sessions , and in the case of absences , more than a third of the sessions will activate the rules of procedure of termination of membership , " he said, adding that " a team of council staff will begin to register the presence of deputies at the meeting depending on the actual attendance and cameras without granting licenses later. "
So read the speaker of parliament seats a decision " to deny MP emotions grace from attending meetings of the Council and write off all their interventions and record absent in all sessions and the consequences of all effects as absent without excuse."


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