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Skinner reveals serious information and says that the son of al-Maliki and Sinead and some of the Prime Minister's advisers involved Russian arms deal
02/07/2013 - 3:29 pm | Hits: 1802
Accused former government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh both Ahmed Nouri Maliki, the prime minister's son, and Chairman of the Security and Defense Committee leader of the coalition of state law Hassan Sinead, of involvement in the Russian arms deal between Iraq and Russia.
The news agency quoted Moscow Russian press statements Dabbagh, who is currently visiting the United Arab Emirates that "al-Dabbagh made the most serious information refers to the involvement of the son of al-Maliki in the arms deal," asserting that "some of Maliki's advisers involved with the deal."
And quoted an al-Dabbagh said the "I would have liked the disclosure of what I know of the circumstances of the case, but I removed from my post and face the threat of" explaining that "the Prime Minister asked his adviser Media media campaign against me and tarnish my name and my reputation," stressing that "Sabri will not last long and they think ".
The government had signed at the beginning of last October 2012 a number of arms deals with the State of Russia and the Czech Republic during a visit by Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki to them.
The government decided to re-negotiate with Moscow on the arms deal and the $ 4.2 billion that was canceled after suspicions of corruption, and sent a negotiating team a new, uncertain it moves to buy weapons to protect the country's security and sovereignty.
The form of the House of Representatives for a parliamentary committee to investigate the deal and hosted a number of government officials, including media adviser to Prime Minister Ali al-Moussawi, government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh, who was sacked because of its relevance to the case.
Dabbagh had earlier accused Prime Minister's Advisor for Media Affairs Ali al-Moussawi waging a media campaign against him as a distortion of his name and reputation.
Dabbagh said in the text of a letter to al-Maliki "has recently suffered unfair media campaign raised Media Adviser aim to tarnish my name and my reputation unfairly."
For his part, al-Maliki during a press conference held the Council of Ministers building link sacking Dabbagh cause suspicions of corruption in the arms deal file from Russia.
A source at the Foreign Ministry in 5 of last January 2012 near the appointment [Skinner] ambassador to Iraq in one of the countries.
The source said that "al-Dabbagh will join soon in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for the purpose of his appointment as ambassador in one of the countries that have not been identified so far and will be the appointment decision by the Minister of Foreign Affairs."
"And after his nomination by the Secretary of State is raising demand appointment to the Council of Ministers for approval and then ratification of the autopsy by the Presidency of the Republic after Tadite section in front of the President or his representative."
The House of Representatives had voted in 2009 [Skinner] ambassador to Iraq.
And the government ended in [29] last November 2012 held its spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh because he was named in suspicions of corruption in the Russian arms deal
A source revealed the decision issued by the prime minister to prevent Skinner from entering the cabinet for being accused President the issue of corruption in the deal, "noting that" Skinner received an offer includes two options as a way out of this issue, I have an ambassador to Iraq in any country in the world, or leave Iraq without being dogged by any consequences due to the charges brought against him in the arms deal, without clarifying who raised him these two options. "
The special parliamentary committee recommended to investigate the arms deal with Russia to refer names contained in its investigation, including al-Dabbagh to the prosecution and the Integrity Commission to complete the investigation
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