The Presidency of Parliament receives the second request to question the Prime Minister

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[size=52]The Presidency of Parliament receives the second request to question the Prime Minister[/size]

[size=45]The Alliance of Sireon submitted a formal request to Parliament to question Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, the second request received by the House of Representatives to question the Prime Minister.
[size=45]Seventy deputies signed the request, which included Abdel Mahdi's "accountability" for the killing and repression of hundreds of demonstrators, the use of internationally prohibited gases to disperse protesters and the arrest of civilian activists.[/size]
[size=45]During the two rounds of protests that began in early October, government repression and the shooting of the inevitable bodies led to the government killing more than 260, most of them demonstrators, while the number of wounded exceeded 12,000.[/size]
[size=45]The head of the parliamentary bloc of victory, Adnan al-Zarfi, submitted a request on the second of last October to question Abdul Mahdi against the background of the use of excessive force against the demonstrators and delay in the implementation of the government program.[/size]
[size=45]Deputies say that Sabah al-Saadi, who ensured the interrogation of Abdul-Mahdi about the coalition of Saron, and Zarfi of the coalition of victory agree on some issues.[/size]
[size=45]The questioning request submitted by the MP or the parliamentary committee shall be subject to formal and legal procedures, which shall be submitted to the Presidency of the Chamber of Deputies, which shall refer it to the Parliamentary Chamber to study the evidence, documents and questions submitted before the date of the questioning.[/size]
[size=45]Article 61 (VII / C) of the Iraqi Constitution stipulates that the process of questioning the Prime Minister or Ministers by a member of the Council of Representatives shall be conducted with the approval of twenty-five members. The debate shall not be held until at least seven days after its submission.[/size]
[size=45]The MP for the Alliance Sauron Jawad al-Saadi in a statement to (term) that "the request to question Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, and signed by seventy deputies handed over to the Presidency of the Council of Representatives after completing the legal and formal conditions," pointing out that his bloc "waiting for the presidency of Parliament to determine A date for the interrogation session. ”[/size]
[size=45]He added that the questions to be addressed to Abdul Mahdi in the interrogation session related to several files, including the killing and suppression of demonstrators and the arrest of civilian activists and the use of live bullets and tear gas to disperse the protesters, pointing out that "reports of the Office of Human Rights Protesters are internationally prohibited. ”[/size]
[size=45]The MP pointed out that "the refusal of Abdul-Mahdi, the request to host and attend to the parliament more than a week ago is the one who led us to adopt the request for interrogation," pointing out that "there are blocks and deputies supporting the request for questioning in preparation for his dismissal."[/size]
[size=45]On October 31, 2019, Parliament Speaker Mohammed al-Halbousi adjourned the session of the House of Representatives until Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi was present, and the parliament's presidency threatened to take constitutional measures if he did not attend. “There are understandings between the Saeron and Al-Nasr blocs regarding the interrogations,” he said.[/size]
[size=45]Earlier, the leader of the Sadrist movement, Muqtada al-Sadr, Prime Minister Adel Abdul Mahdi, to come to parliament and the announcement of early elections under the supervision of the United Nations.[/size]
[size=45]For its part, confirms the victory of the parliamentary parliamentary bloc that the request for questioning Abdul Mahdi submitted by MP Adnan Zarfi is still present in the legal department and pending, expressing surprise at the position of the Speaker of the House in delaying the file questioning Abdul Mahdi. The coalition MP Nada Shaker said in a statement to Al-Mada that "the blocs that supported Abdul-Mahdi, which achieved the benefits in his government are those who object to his presence in parliament and are afraid of his dismissal," stressing that "there are a lot of blocs and deputies support the dismissal of Abdul-Mahdi." The MP for the conquest Alliance Hamed al-Moussawi said in a statement yesterday to the extent that there is a parliamentary mood to renew confidence in Prime Minister Adel Abdul-Mahdi and not dismissed, pointing out that the majority of the blocks will vote with conviction in his answers in case he was questioned.[/size]
[size=45]In this regard, Saad Al-Hadithi, spokesman for the Prime Minister's Office, commented on the questioning or hosting of the Prime Minister, saying that “the mechanism of the Prime Minister's presence before the parliament is done in two ways. With the approval of 25 deputies, the Speaker of Parliament shall, in agreement with the Prime Minister, determine the questioning session.[/size]
[size=45]Al-Hadithi said in a statement to Al-Mada that "the Prime Minister respects the constitutional and legal mechanisms and therefore there is no problem for his presence in the House of Representatives," pointing out that "did not personally inform the arrival of a request to host or question the Prime Minister by the House of Representatives."[/size]
[size=45]The government spokesman added that "according to the statements of a number of deputies things are vague and unclear whether there is questioning or hosting the Prime Minister?", Noting that "the questioning requires legal and formal conditions before determining the date of the Prime Minister to parliament."[/size]


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