And promising him a fair trial .. Maliki calls Hashemi habeas corpus .. Kurdistan and calls for cooperation
12/22/2011 0:00
BAGHDAD / future Iraqi
Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's refusal to refer the investigation in the case of Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi to the Kurdistan region, asking him to appear before the judiciary, warned against the province of the commission of a felony in the event of rejection of the extradition or smuggled. Maliki said at a news conference yesterday: can not be resolved the issue of al-Hashemi settlement or political mediation can not accept anything and it is up to the judiciary.
He said I made 3 years ago Tapes "CD" to President Jalal Talabani and President of the Islamic Supreme Council of the late Abdel Aziz al-Hakim prove the involvement of members of the protections Hashemi acts of killing and violence and a request to close the file for the success of the political process. revealed the Prime Minister about the involvement of members of the protection elements Hashemi assassination of an official at the National Security Service, said that the confessions with the elements of the protection Hashemi proved the involvement of some in the assassination of an officer in the national security and his wife in Baghdad late last month , and we promise to reveal more of the confessions of these elements in the assassination operations in the coming days. The Prime Minister announced his intention to invite the political blocs to hold a joint meeting by saying that we will invite all the political blocs winning and non-winners, in addition to the three presidencies and the leaders of the blocks to the meeting of a unified common substitute for what put initiatives on the scene, the initiative brings together all the partners that will be constructed on the basis of Constitution, and we say frankly, is consistent with the Constitution, and if we had them and we went and if does not work, it'll go toward majority government, because no one has the right to question the constitution, although we acknowledge the existence of deficiencies in, but we have to accept it for what it, and refuses to Constitution has to be outside the government. and on the news of the intention to resign from office if he could not withdraw confidence from his deputy, Saleh al-Mutlaq, Maliki denied that, saying: There is no truth to this matter and I call on the minister absent from the meetings of the Council of Ministers to come and resume their work and if you did not attend the minister, it will be considered resigned because he does not have such a thing as suspension of the Minister in the Cabinet, al-Maliki said that some people tried four years ago to withdraw confidence from me, and could not, and will not be able, even after six years to come.
and on the recent arrests of hundreds of Baathists, said al-Maliki said that Arrests were made after the request of the Secretary-General of the outlawed Baath party of its willingness and preparedness to pounce on the political process after the departure of Americans from the country, was the arrest in order to protect the country and the democratic political process, comparing the Baath Party in Iraq Nazism in Germany. and on the U.S. withdrawal, said al-Maliki that all U.S. troops withdrawn from all Iraqi territory, and that what exists of them are trained not exceed the 700 coach and there are negotiations to keep them and their presence will only training camps inside Iraq, not out. And that talk about the existence of thousands of employees at the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad is not true, which is located about three thousand more or less they are the desire of Iraq, because the strategic cooperation agreement signed between Baghdad and Washington is not limited only to the security aspect, but also in various fields such as education, health and investment and agriculture, industry, etc. These areas required Iraq. and on the Syrian crisis, Maliki said, "We explained to the Arab League, the concerns of Iraq, which is happening in Syria and the government delegation held a meeting with the parties to the Syrian opposition and found that those Iraqi position neutral position and not Anhyaze and then the delegation met with President on the Syrian crisis, noting that the result of these meetings is to sign a protocol Syrian Arab observers, and we will host the Syrian opposition in Baghdad to discuss the crisis.
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