[size=38]Arshad Al-Salihi: The population census in its current form does not serve Iraq[/size]
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Baghdad/Al-Masala: Member of Parliament and head of the Turkmen bloc in Kirkuk, Arshad Al-Salihi, confirmed that the population census in its current form, without making amendments to its steps such as adopting the unified card and setting foundations related to the displaced and trespassers, does not serve all of Iraq, not just the Kurds and Turkmen. He pointed out that the Sunnis stood against the amendments to the Revolutionary Command Council’s decisions regarding the return of lands to their original owners with 91 signatures.
Al-Salehi said, Saturday (October 5, 2024): “Let me give some history regarding the census. The population census in all countries must be in a safe and stable situation, as two important political processes, such as elections and the census, must be in a safe and continuous atmosphere and with the conviction of all the country’s residents.”
“Why are we all afraid of the census?” asked Al-Salihi, adding that “in 2010, the Turkmen were the most afraid of the census, while the Kurds accepted it. Our fear was political, so that the census would not apply to Article 140 of the constitution, but after that there were reassurances that this census or census would not be counted for Article 140.”
“Not a census”
Al-Salihi added, “Today, fears have increased, whether on the part of the Kurds or the Turkmen. The reasons for fear are many. For us, it is not only what concerns Kirkuk, but also the ethnically mixed and constitutionally disputed areas in which we have problems, because the government and the Ministry of Planning have not yet been able to convince us that this census is a census for development.”
“First, let me correct the title. This is not a census. The last census we rely on in Iraq is the 1957 census. However, Saddam Hussein, the former leader of the Baathist regime, conducted several censuses in 1977, 1987, and 1997. These censuses were nationalistic and racist but not reliable, as Turkmen and Kurdish citizens were forced to change their nationality. Therefore, the 1957 census is primarily reliable.”
In this context, the head of the Turkmen Front in Kirkuk said, “This time is not a population census. Let us think about the general population and housing census; this time the name has changed from population census to general population and housing census.”
Fears of “more negative outcomes”
He pointed out that “housing means the land or geography in which the citizen lives. We fear that this census will lead to more negative results than we feared in 2009 or during the days of the previous regime. This is why we fear this census.”
He pointed out that a meeting was held a week ago in the House of Representatives with the Strategic Planning Committee, as well as the government committee from the Ministry of Planning supervising the general population and housing census process.
“There are concerns expressed by Kurdish and Turkmen MPs and even Sunni Arabs. Among the concerns is how the displaced Arab currently residing in the Kurdistan Region will be registered, and will he be considered an Anbar citizen residing in the region or a citizen of the region?” the Iraqi parliament member added.
Complexities of registering displaced persons
He pointed out that "this matter has not yet been agreed upon between the Kurdistan Regional Government and the central government. This displaced person, if registered in the region, will take from human and financial development resources, electricity, water, energy and employment, which may cause a shortage in the original governorate from which he came."
Also, “a citizen who came from the displaced province and registered in the region may register in the elections for the Kurdistan Region and in his original region as well, which means duplication of registration, and this is something that must be resolved.”
Moving towards using the unified national card
Al-Salihi called for adopting the unified national card in the census, saying, “Approximately 40 million of the unified national card have been completed. Our proposal is to adopt the unified national card, so that every citizen is asked to present his national card on the day of the census, and then all information will be available.”
However, in the absence of a card, recording the data “based on the citizen’s words, was considered unacceptable.”
The issue of squatters on the land
The member of the Iraqi Council of Representatives also noted that “there is the issue of squatters on the land, and what will be written in the form about whether the land is an original title deed or has been squattered upon, and this requires a special form indicating the status of each house, because after 10 years, the squatters will demand their rights under the pretext that they were registered in the 2024 census.”
The head of the Turkmen Front in Kirkuk added, “There is a need for solutions by issuing decisions from the Council of Ministers, based on the decision of the Supreme Committee supervising the population census, which confirms that this census is not political, and is not considered a basis for any political or administrative process in the future.”
Al-Salihi added that “the decisions to abolish the Revolutionary Command Council include some lands that the former regime extinguished or seized in 1975 for national or sectarian reasons, whether they belonged to the Turkmen, Kurds or Shiites. There are also some lands of Arab ownership that the former regime seized under the pretext that they were security belt areas.”
Sunni Arab opposition
Al-Salihi pointed out that “the Sunni Arabs collected 91 signatures against this amendment. The Shiite Arabs also expressed sympathy with the Sunnis against the Kurds, Turkmen and some Arabs, which complicates matters and hinders the cancellation of the Revolutionary Command Council’s decisions.”
The law they are demanding to be issued “is different from other laws, as it aims to restore the rights of the oppressed. The Shiites are supposed to stand with us with all their strength to cancel the decisions of the Revolutionary Command Council, because it restores rights to their original owners.”
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